The biggest national source of information on vintage compacts is through the British Compact Collectors Society (BCCS). The society was founded by life member Juliette Edwards, a name you will become familiar with during your research as Juliette is the godmother of all compact collectors. In my short time as a collector I have seen the respect and following this lady has, as a result of her amazing knowledge and passion for vintage compacts, particularly the Stratton range.
The British Compact Society costs £18.00 a year to join and after only being a member for a couple of months, I feel like I have already had my monies worth due to the amount of information opened up to me. They’re also a wonderful community of people from all generations who like to collect, share, and help answer each others questions. The society members also meet up at annual conventions with guest speakers and I really hope I’m able to attend one year; just to see other treasured compact collections and learn more about the different vintage compacts I’m yet to discover.
Juliette Edwards is also author of the self-published book; The Stratton Identification Key. I have found this book invaluable and this is now my bible for helping me to identify Stratton compacts. The book helps to identify compacts through families and dates of the different styles manufactured, also indicating which compacts are more common or rare to find. You can purchase the book by writing to Juliette, through the BCCS website here.
The objective of this blog is to help share information for anyone researching vintage compacts and I have listed a few links below to get you started. I’ll come back and add to these links as I find more that are helpful. I'll also be looking at helpful books and sharing the titles on my blog to help with your research. Vintage compacts are always in fashion and I aim to open the barriers of compact collecting for all generations because it can be so much fun!
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British Compact Collectors Society - The BCCS official website
The Compact Clinic- Experts on restoring compacts
Vanroe Compacts - An inspiring entrepreneur
Vintage Compacts (Kigu) - A goldmine of information on Kigu
Collecting Vintage Compacts Blog - A packed blog full of information on individual designs
Poodles and Pincurls - A fun vintage beauty blog
Miavenues - Good tips for dating your Stratton
Antique Atlas - A big collection of compacts
Pinterest - 1920's to 1950's Stratton - Some beautiful examples of Stratton compacts.
Compacts- A Collectors’ Manual - Juliette Edward's first book is an excellent guide for beginner
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