✅ SOLVED Makeup tin?

[Hoosier axe hunter]

Found this in the yard of 1900s house, cleaning didn't work. Could make out L & nees, & natural. It's about 11/2" Dia.pretty Rusty,thanks for looking

 

[Red-Coat]

Yes, it’s a face powder tin from the W.T. Rawleigh Company of Freeport, IL. They introduced the ‘La Jaynees’ brand in 1928, marketed as the “spirit of springtime and youth”. The range included loose face powder, face cream, blush and powder compacts, manufactured until the 1960s.

Given the small size, it might be a ‘free sample’ tin, like this vintage one, which is the same size as yours:

 

[Gene Mean]

Nice little find. Hopefully the product didn´t have any radioactive ingredients for the radiant look.

 

[Hoosier axe hunter]

Yes, it’s a face powder tin from the W.T. Rawleigh Company of Freeport, IL. They introduced the ‘La Jaynees’ brand in 1928, marketed as the “spirit of springtime and youth”. The range included loose face powder, face cream, blush and powder compacts, manufactured until the 1960s.

Given the small size, it might be a ‘free sample’ tin, like this vintage one, which is the same size as yours:

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Thanks so much for the information, always amazed at the knowledge on this site. Thanks again

 

[Hoosier axe hunter]

Nice little find. Hopefully the product didn´t have any radioactive ingredients for the radiant look.

Hard to say what they used back in the day, thanks for looking

 

[Red-Coat]

The formulation is unrecorded, but typically these kinds of face powders had some combination of things like talc, zinc oxide, milled rice/wheat/corn starch, magnesium/calcium carbonate and pigments such as iron oxide to create a natural skin-tone effect.