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Description

A gorgeous vintage compact by Stratton, beautifully decorated with a striking midnight blue enamel with a pair of swans swimming amongst the reeds. This is part of Strattons water bird series. It has a display of stars on the base. With patent number 764125 stamped on the inside hinge.
Stratton is a brand of powder compacts, lipstick holders and other devices and containers for cosmetics, made in Birmingham, England. The company also made costume jewelry.
The parent company was founded in 1860 as Stratnoid, and initially made knitting needles. It changed its name to Stratton and in 1920 merged with Jarrett and Rainsford, to form a company named Jarrett, Rainsford and Laughton Ltd., trading as Stratton and as Stratton of Mayfair.
In 1923 the company began assembling compacts, using components imported from the United States.
By the early 1930s, it was making its own components in Birmingham, and producing half of all the compacts made in the United Kingdom.
In November 1940, disaster struck during Germanys World War II blitz of Britain, four of its five Birmingham factories were lost. Production was forced to a halt. The company recovered and diverted its work to producing war supplies. Manufacture resumed after the war, but British shortages meant that raw materials, particularly metals, were in short supply. Compacts from this time can even be found made from aircraft alloy.
In 1948, the company patented a mechanism for a self-opening inner lid for compacts. The innovation was designed to prevent chips in nail polishu2026 and became a major selling point! The arrival of the 1950s brought major success for Stratton. The booming love for cosmetics, particularly the powdered and polished Hollywood look, made compacts necessary. During subsequent years, it acquired rivals including Kigu and Mascot.
The company changed hands several times before finally closing in 1997, but the name was revived subsequently and the company using it is still in operation, again assembling imported components.

CONDITION REPORT

Overall, in particularly good vintage condition. However, it does show some signs of age and wear.

MEASUREMENTS

DIAMETER: 8cm
HEIGHT: 1.3cm




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