AMERICAN COSMETICS BRANDS
The coming together of perfumers and vanity cases was a 20th Century phenomenon. And it only occurred when women, in large numbers, started using face powder and rouge 'on the move', rather than dabbing away in the privacy of their homes. Once this occurred perfumers and cosmetics manufacturers started packaging their products in these new metal (mainly brass) containers and branding them with their own trademarks. At first, the branding was quite simple but within a few years the fairly plain brass vanity case assumed an additional and new role. This was as a fashion accessory and cases were decorated, accordingly.

Collecting compacts and vanity cases based on the brand names of the products they originally contained is quite popular, but there is one drawback. These branded cases were made for one purpose and that was to sell the products inside. Generally the cases were not intended to last long because new products with new cases were always in the wings. So, the quality of cases branded with perfumer's names or names of their products tended to be made as cheaply as possible. Many have not weathered the passage of time particularly well so the condition of these cases can often be poor, especially those that were decorated with painted enamel.
The following is a list of American perfume and cosmetics companies or manufacturers for which containers for face powder or rouge have been identified. The list is not exhaustive but will suffice for the moment.
A J Krank Manufacturing Co
A Joncaire Inc
A P Babcock
A S Hinds Co
Abner Royce Co
Adolph Spiehler Inc
Albert F Wood
Alexandra de Markoff
Alfred Wright
Allan-Pfeiffer Co
Allen Perfumer
Allied Drug Products Co
American Druggists Syndicate
American French Perfume Co
Andrew Jergens Co
Armand
Armant Co
Artesia Cream Co
Associated Merchandising Co
Athletic Tea Co
Aubry Sisters
Avon
B Kronish & Bro
Babbit
Baldwin
Barbara Gould
Barbara Paige
Beaucaire
Behrens Drug Co
Belcano
Benjamin Ansehl Co
Bermarine Perfumery Co
Bo-Kay
Boncilla
Bonne Bell Inc
Boyer
Bradley & Son
Bristol Myers
Bruguier Chemical Co
Brunswig Drug Co
Buck & Rayner
C H Stuart & Co
C R Bailey
Calisher
Carlova Inc
Carroll Co
Caswell-Massey
Charbert
Charles Meyer
Charles of The Ritz
Charmant Speciality Co
Chas Isenberg
Chas M Rich
Cheramy
Chevalier Garde
Chichester Chemical Co
Cinderella
Citizens' Wholesale Supply Co
Clio et Claire
Colgate
Colonial Dames
Comfort Manufacturing Co
Conde Inc
Constance Bennett
Continental Drug Corp
Crystal Chemical Co
Daggett & Ramsdell
De Pree Co
Dermetics
DeVore Manufacturing Co
Doraldina
Dorothy Gray
Dorothy Perkins
Dr C H Berry Co
Dr J Parker Pray
Dr Pierre Chemical Co
E Burnham
E M Davis Soap Co
E W Hoyt & Co
Edna Wallace Hopper
Elizabeth Arden
Elizabeth Post
Elmo
Estee Lauder
Excelcis Products Co
F Hoyt
F J M Miles
Fantan Laboratories
Ferd T Hopkins & Sons
Fitch
Floridine Manufacturing Co
Francene Inc
Frances Denney
Franco-American
Franklin Price
Frederick F Ingram Co
Frederick Kupper
Frederick Stearns & Co
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Freemans
French Perfumery Co Inc
French's
Furst-McNess Co
Galve
Gerhard Mennen
Gerre Inc
Gervaise Graham
Gimonet de Paris
Glebeas
Gloria Darlington
Gloria Deane
Gloria Vanderbilt
Golden Peacock
Goodrich Drug Co
Gustave Glatzer
Guy T Gibson Inc
H Clay Shaw
Harriet Hubbard Ayer
Harris & Berntz Co
Hattie Carnegie
Hazel Bishop  
Heath Wynkoop & Co
Heather
Helena Rubinstein
Helene Curtis
Heller Deltah Co
Henry B Gilpin Co
Henry C Miner
Herbert Roystone Inc
Herman C G Luyties
Herman Tappan
Hess Perfume Co
Hi Ja Inc
House of Hollywood
House of Westmore
Hunter's
Ideal Laboratories Co
Irresistible
J B Lynas & Son
Jacqueline Cochran
James S Kirk & Co
Jane Cloud
Jaquet
Jarnac
Jarvaise
Jennings Manufacturing Co
John Robert Powers
Jolie Inc
Josephine Le Fevre
June Days Inc
Kathleen Mary Quinlan
Keystone Laboratories
Kissproof
Klinker Manufacturing Co
L'Adonna
La Blache
La Creole Laboratories
La Meda
La Pompadour Inc
La Salle Products Co
La Valliere
Ladd & Coffin
Lady Arlene Laboratories
Lady Esther
Lady Janis Perfume Co
Lancelle Inc
Langley & Michaels Co
Larkin & Co
Lawrence R Long
Laymon
Lazell
L D Wright
Le Marcelino Co
Lee Manufacturing Co
Lehn & Fink
Leigh Chemists Inc
Leumas Co
Lillian Russell's Own Toilet Preparations
Long Acre Cold Cream Co
Louis Philippe
Louray Co
Lournay Inc
Lovely Lady Inc
Lucille Buhl
Luxor
Luzier's Inc
Lydia Pinkham
M Stein Cosmetic Co
M Waters
Madame Huntingford Inc
Madame Ise'bells Toilet Manufacturing Co
Maison Jeurelle
Manhattan Chemical Co
Marcelle Cosmetics Inc
Margaret Lane
Marietta Stanley Co
Marinello
Martha Matilda Harper
Martha Washington
Mary Chess
Mary Lewis
Mary Pickford
Mary Scott Rowland
Matchabelli
Max Factor
Maybelline
McConnon & Co
McKesson & Robbins
Melba
Melliers
Mello-Glo
Meritol
Merle Norman
Meyer Bros Drug Co
Nalgiri
National Toilet Co
Nelson Baker & Co
Norida
Northam Warren Corp
Nylotis
Oakley & Co
Ogilvie Sisters
Owl Drug Co
Palmer
Palmolive
Parfumerie Marceau Inc
Paris Cosmetics Inc
Parisian Beauty Co
Park & Tilford
Parker Chemical Co
Paul Rieger & Co
Peggy Sage
Pendennis Toiletries Inc
Pierre Matim
Plexo Preparations Inc
Plough's
Pompeian
Ponds
Pozzoni
Primrose House
Princess Marcella Borghese
Princess Pat
Produits Pierre Inc
Psyche Complexion Powder Co
Quality Products Co
R A Carmichael & Co
Radio Girl
Raquel Inc
Re Jois
Rejuvia Beauty Laboratories Inc
Revlon
Richard Hudnut
Ricksecker
Riker Hegeman
S H Wetmore Co
S S Pierce Co
Sanitol
Saussier Inc
Schieffelin & Co
Schramm Johnson Drugs
Seely Manufacturing Co
Shaw's
Shulton
Smith Kline & French Co
Spurlock Neal Co
Talcum Puff Co
Tangee
Tetlow
The Health-O Quality Products Co
The Herb Farm Shop
Thomas & McMullin
United Drug
Vanity Fair
Vantine's
Victor Crozat
Vivaudou
Vogue Perfumery Co
W S Kirby Co
W T Rawleigh
Ware Brothers
Watkins
William A Webster Co
William H Brown & Bro Co
William H Loveland Co
Williams
Willis H Lowe Co
Wilson Chemical Co
Winifred V Loveland
Wolff  Wilson Drug Co
Woodbury
Woodworth
Wrisley
Yale
Zanol