Author Topic: Any Idear What it is (Read 685 times)

Detrackozi · « **on:** November 28, 2009, 16:14 »

Hi all

Like JR said dig everything and have been doing that and got this but have no idear what this is but looks like alot of work has gone into it

got it at Port Melbourne and it does have a name and looks like one of these names Fourway or lournay what do you think.

David

Findem · « **Reply #1 on:** November 28, 2009, 16:31 »

Can't say I've seen this one before, but it looks like a lipstick tube.

Meggie · « **Reply #2 on:** November 28, 2009, 17:05 »

Findem was right
Lournay was a popular lipstick during WWII,it was produced by Colgate Palmolive.Here's a link to an old newspaper article dated Sept 29 1945. .http://newspapers.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/976803
Nice find..Cheers Meggie

Balf · « **Reply #3 on:** November 28, 2009, 21:55 »

Jeez Meggie, your "Quick Draw McGraw " on these things, well done. That National Newspaper archive is a bloody good tool, just wish they'd fix the search engine a bit, but it certainly beats the old way of doing things though ( Microfiche Readers and hour upon hour at the Library).....................Balf

Red · « **Reply #4 on:** November 29, 2009, 02:44 »

Gee it looks like it was made in an ammo factory for deadly lips! Nice find detrack and a belated welcome to the forum.
Great search link Meggie, thanks! I used it for more info on one of Uncle Bucks queries.
Cheers!

NME · « **Reply #5 on:** November 29, 2009, 22:43 »

Yes - that's a lipstick tube, I found one myself last year of the same "Lournay" brand. Not far from where I found some WW2 US army buttons incidentally - those yanks frolicking with Aussie girls in a local bushland, I assume. Mildly disappointing find - it looked far more interesting at first glance. Nice design though, very 40's.