ABOUT
THE BCCS The Society currently has in excess of 200 members, several from overseas and growing all the time. Established in 1995 by Juliette Edwards as a result of interest in her privately published book on British compacts, it is now chaired by an elected Committee. Juliette is also the author of a book entitled “Powder Compacts – A Collectors Guide”, published by Miller’s in 2000.
One of our aims is
to promote the appreciation and collecting of
powder compacts and all the many associated
items, such as: powder boxes and bowls, vanity
cases and carryalls, World War II and shipping
souvenir compacts, advertisements and other
related vintage glamour items; and to promote a
better understanding of the social history and
the changing 'faces' and roles of women that
these romantic items epitomise. We welcome
assisting, advising and working with groups and
organisations such as museums, companies,
publishers and broadcasters wherever possible. Our membership
comprises dealers and collectors, some who have
been collecting for many years and have
extensive and beautiful collections, and others
who have just discovered the fascination of
these vintage glamour accessories and maybe just
have one or two. Another aim is to put collectors in touch with each other and many friendships have resulted from our membership of BCCS.
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