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Special effects makeup kit from the UK probably before the 1950s: 

Selection of colored liner sticks

TIn of various lumps of nose wax

Bottle of flexible collodian (used for scars and burns)

Powder and rubber tubing

  T.Z. CASE International Pro Case

  T.Z. CASE International Pro Case Deluxe

Special Make-Up Effects

Art of Special Effects Makeup Vol. 1 VHS

stage blood?

Brush, sponge, more rubber tubing, and two palette knives.

Cut ping pong balls

Art of Special Effects Makeup Vol. 2 VHS

Art of Special Effects Makeup Vol. 3 VHS

The Face Is a Canvas : The Design and Technique of Theatrical Makeup by Irene Corey

Theatrical FX Makeup

The Prop Builder's Molding & Casting Handbook

 

The Prop Builder's Mask-Making Handbook

Page 2: A complete professional actor's kit in it's original tin box, most probably used by a white male in the early 20th Century.

Page 3: A barely used kit contents suggestive of a white female (amateur?) ingénue 1900-1925?

Page 4: Complete and unused white female Max Factor theatrical "student" kit in original box (1940's?)

Page 5: Assorted old theatrical makeup supplies and boxes.

Page 7: A Small Basic Set of Stein's Greasepaint Sticks for a white actor or actress in it's original c.1900 tin

Page 8: c. 1900 white female kit of Blanca Lester, plus roll of c.1900 stage money.

Page 9: c. 1900 Stage makeup kit from the U.S., probably for a white male specializing in drunks and bums.

Related Links:

• Make Up Book for Professionals by F.W. Nack, Chicago, c.1900 a complete facsimile of a copyright expired lithographic pamphlet  on stage makeup from around 1900.  It shows clear diagrams of the common types of theatre makeup used for portraying popular characters and types on the American stage at that time.  These diagrams are not only interesting for the study of the history of stage makeup, but also for the study of various stereotypes of race, gender and age prevalent in stage works of the time, including blackface, yellowface, and redface.
• Makeup for Theatre THR 351 Class pages
• Vanity Treasures ~ Specializing In Victorian And Vintage Vanity Collectibles, Ladies' Compacts, Cosmetics And Much More.
• The big list of Mask and Makeup Links