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Old 1st December 2014, 06:09 AM   #4
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Originally Posted by VANDOO
ITS INTERESTING TO SEE MORE MODERN EXAMPLES OF KOHL CONTAINERS THE ONLY ONES I HAD SEEN WERE ALL OLD ONES FROM THE TIME OF THE PHARAOHS IN EGYPT.
MASCARA AND EYE SHADOW ARE STILL USED HERE IN THE USA TODAY BUT NO FANCY CONTAINERS THAT I AM AWARE OF. VERY NICE WORKMANSHIP ON YOUR EXAMPLES ARE THEY STILL MADE TODAY AND HOW OLD ARE YOUR EXAMPLES?
Hi Barry,
I have no idea if these are still made like this today, or if in fact Kohl is still used as a cosmetic. Certainly Kohl pots are still being sold thru Ebay but they all seem to be "modern" and not of the style of these. I would suspect these are from early to mid 20th century, perhaps 1920 to 1970, but that is a guess on my part. Origin of these I think is Yemen or Western Arabia.
Stu
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