ART DECO 1920s Celluloid Vanity Trinket Jar , Originally Hair Receiver

Sale Price: $19.00 Original Price: $25.00

Item: Hair receiver in original purpose

Material: Celluloid

Color: Pearlescent luster lid & amber base

Design: Art Deco

Origin: American and European manufacturers

Period: 1920s

Size: ~Ø4.5” top ~2.25”H

Condition: Excellent

Item: Hair receiver in original purpose

Material: Celluloid

Color: Pearlescent luster lid & amber base

Design: Art Deco

Origin: American and European manufacturers

Period: 1920s

Size: ~Ø4.5” top ~2.25”H

Condition: Excellent

  • Traditionally, hair receivers were a common feature of early 20th-century vanity tables, used to collect loose hair from brushes for reuse in period hairstyles. As fashion and grooming practices evolved, these pieces were later repurposed as vanity trinket jars when hair receivers fell out of everyday use.

    By the 1920s, celluloid—an early plastic—was highly prized for its ability to imitate luxurious natural materials such as mother-of-pearl and amber. This Art Deco example features a pearlescent luster lid paired with a warm amber base, reflecting the era’s fascination with modern materials, refined design, and elegant dressing table accessories.

  • Package information: 7”W 7”H 7”H

    Shipping information:

    Carrier: USPS or UPS

    We will gladly combine shipping on multiple items.

    Orders are packed and labeled the same day, then dropped off at the post office on the following business day.