How To Date Your Stratton Compact (Updated For 2020) 

I'm so glad I found this video! My Nana nearly threw out her compact because she didn't wear makeup anymore, so I saved it and polished it up as gently as I could, and it's cleaned up well! Sadly the mirror (and possibly a mirror guard?) has fallen off, so I'll have to look for a replacement somehow. The one she had similar to the "Cushion" one shown at 24:39, but it's a silver version and doesn't have the slot at the bottom for the compact, and there is a ring like mechanism that holds the powder compact inside, so it must be a newer version. She said she's had it for 60+ years or so; it was bought in Australia, and we tended to get fashions brought over much later than England so I wouldn't be surprised if we got the later model. I love stumbling upon little gems like this, thanks for sharing!

Thank you for making this informative video, very helpful. ❤

This was very interesting especially for a new collector. It was not at all amateurish. Thank you!

Love these, they remind me of my late grandmother ,she always had a powder compact, I was born in the mid fifties so these were around everywhere, would love to own one of these.Simply stunning

I just found this video - I have I guess what would be a princess, with the stars on the base and on the front is a silver relief of a lady and man in a drawing room in old fashion attire. It is so detailed, and I only found out it was silver when I cleaned it, though it is not marked. It was my grandmother’s.

I found a gorgeous little 80’s mirror for $3 thrift shopping

Lovely collection!

Hi it’s Christmas time almost my names Kim I bought a compact starvation never used

Thank you for this video. Would you do a video on the various clasps and mechanisms? Though I feel you've probably covered them all anyway. Thank you very much.

Amazingly interesting vidio

Love your collection, wish I had those.

I bought a compact because it was pretty, it has stratton on the top of the mirror, its top painted blue with a small silver forget me not transfer design on the top, there's no thumb catch, it has its original sifter and a floral puff, like the quirky one you showed, it also has a blue back, not plain gold like the ones you have shown? Wondering what year it could be? Edit: I think the bottom is painted as it's flaking off where as the top looks new

Great information! Is there a list of which compacts are useable now? And also, which current compressed powders can be fit in there (I'm in the U.S)? Thank you in advance. I love your site!

I have two One with a peacock on it. The other with a big flower.

I have a Stratton mini-mirror with a butterfly on it, I wonder what year it's from

My Stratton compact has Violets on the cover and it's never been used

I'm guessing first you tell it that it looks pretty. Then if all goes well you ask if to go out for coffee. 👌🏻

How do you safely clean these compacts? I have one with musicians on the front and I don’t know what type of metal it is.

This was very helpful, thank you! Have you found any puffs that fit the thin loose powder compacts when they don't have the original? All the ones I have found are too thick for the compact to close.

I have found one of these compacts today, it was my grandmother's. Bit the style is not shown anywhere. Is there a way to have someone look at the compact I have? It's pretty old and it good condition. I'm very curious about it.

How can I clean these?

How can I replace the mirror in a 70’s Stratton convertible compact please?

did stratton ever make convertable in the princess shape?

Great video! I have a compact that's a similar shape to the princess, is a convertible, with some birds on a pale blue background, tiny chevrons on the back and the stratton name. Any idea what year it might be from?

My great grandfather was a Stratton

Thanking you

Ia the paint of the compacts safe ? Do they hace lead?

Vintage powder puff for sale. Shape of a piano.

I wanted a Stratton gf but I got identification