LATEST NEWS
1st February 2012
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CONVENTION 2012 The convention this year will be on Saturday 13th October at The Thistle Hotel, Cheltenham. The guest speaker will be Kate Bliss from the Antiques Road Show and Bargain Hunt. Further details will be in the May edition of Face Facts; any queries please contact Margaret Craven at craven.magaret@talktalk.net or phone 01452 712014 |
29th January 2012
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There is a new posting on the LATEST FINDS page. Have you found anything to add to your collection recently? Perhaps you would like to share your "find" with other members? If so please send photos and details to Geoff.
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26th January 2012
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West Midlands Group Our next meeting will be on Saturday 17th March at Hobs Moat For more information you can call 0121-743-9513 or email queenmab@blueyonder.co.uk
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5th January 2012
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There is a new query from a member on the Q & A section - page 18 |
31st December 2011
| There is a new question on the Q & A pages |
29th November 2011
| I made an error when I titled the picture of
Annette on the 2011 Convention page; please see that page for the
correction.
Apologies to Annette and Amalia. |
27th November 2011
| There is an other question from a non-member. If you can help please email Heidi with any information you think will help. |
24th November 2011
| I have just uploaded a picture of Annette who organised the fabulous exhibition at the 2011 convention - "click" on Convention 2011 on left hand menu |
9th November 2011
| There is another Query on the
NON-MEMBERS Q & A page. If you can help please email Heidi.
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5th November 2011
GOOD NEWS I have now uploaded photographs from the 2011 Convention. Please use the link on the left-hand menu. There are also comments posted there. |
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A message from Annette As I am responsible for publicity, I have set up a Facebook page for the society. I have put a link to the website on it, so that people viewing the page can get to the website easily and join the society
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3rd November 2011
| There is a new question on the Non-members Q&A page. |
28th October 2011
| New member Jane Johnson has sent in some
useful links; please "click" on Links on left hand menu to see.
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26th October 2011
| There is a new question on the Non-Members Q
& A page. If you can help please email Heidi.
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14th October 2011
A NEW FEATURE ON THE WEBSITE We now have a page for questions from non-members. If you can help with any of the enquiries please email Heidi at twocats@blueyonder.co.uk
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15th August 2011
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There is a new query on the Question & Answers page from new member Lynne Miller from Canada who also asks: are there any other Canadian members?
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11th August 2011
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Back Copies of Face Fact Newsletters now Available on CD Have you ever wanted to read earlier copies of "Face Facts" from before you joined BCCS? Or hold "Face Facts" magazines electronically, so you can check up on an article on your PC? Well now you can, as BCCS has scanned all editions of the Newsletter from No.1 to No.49 onto a CD which is now available to members for £15 (price includes postage & packing) The CD includes: The CD is compatible with PC Word Versions 97- 2003 onwards. Please note the CD is not compatible with MAC. As a security precaution membership contact lists, home telephone numbers, addresses and personal email addresses which appeared in the original Newsletters have been blanked out. (A bit like during the war!) All proceeds from this CD to go to club funds. Please note that a few of the very early Newsletters have some faded but legible text ( due to ink fade or poorer quality pictures ( due to being photocopied several times). The CD is restricted to one copy per member and is sold to BCCS members only. The sale is on the condition the CD shall not be copied, sold or otherwise distributed by the purchaser. If you would like a copy of the CD, an order form will be available in Face Facts, September 2011. Or, you can click on the Merchandise Link on the left hand menu to take you to a printable order form.
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6th August 2011
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see LATEST FINDS for a new...find !
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7th July 2011
Phil Grant - Antiques Roadshow
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A
selection of Phil Grants compact collection was filmed by The Antiques
Roadshow in Castlecoole, Enniskillen. The
show producers and the presenter Judith Miller were enthralled by the
variety of compacts, as were quite a number of the audience around her. Lots
of still photos were taken to be passed on to the BBC magazine Homes and
Antiques who might be interested in doing a feature. Interestingly,
it was Ian Pickford who went to get Judith Miller as he felt it was more
her area than his. She
might be another expert to call upon as she is also a compact collector? We will post the date of the broadcast as soon as we know it.
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18th June 2011
Caroline Henney
has sent in her FIRST LOVE
"click" link on left to read an interesting account
10th June 2011
TWO ITEMS TODAY - Juliette Edwards
and
Caroline Henney
10th June, 2011
CAROLINE HENNEY has sent in her FAVOURITE FIVE
Use the link on the left hand menu to see her beautiful compacts.
6th March 2011
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SPARE COPIES OF "SILVER & ENAMELS" CATALOGUE Amalia has emailed to say that she has 4 copies left
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3rd March 2011
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BARGAIN ROOMS FOR CONVENTION Many thanks to Caroline Preston for this very thoughtful information "I notice that Travelodge are launching another cheap stay offer tomorrow morning and thought about members looking for accommodation for the Convention. I don't know if the Peterborough Travelodge will be included in the offer but it might be worth a look, although I expect any £10 rooms to sell out within 24hours. Details are below:
Travelodge are launching another £10 a room
per night promotion (which starts at 6am tomorrow morning Thursday 3
March) for stays between 6 March & 31 October 2011. Whilst
the number of promotional rooms and locations is nowhere near as
good as it used to be (before Travelodge was sold about 18 months
ago) if you book early you might be lucky. To book please see the
website at: http://www.travelodge.co.uk/
De Vere Hotels are also running a £30 a room
promotion for stays across the UK during April 2011 for details
please see their website at : http://www.devere.co.uk/offers/leisure-offers/cracking-offer.html"
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11th February 2011
| The guest speaker at this year's Convention will be another "Antiques Road Show" expert, Katherine Higgins, who has a particular interest in Vintage Glamour. |
10th February 2011
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Convention 2011
This year's convention will take
place on Saturday October 8th, at the Marriott Hotel,
Peterborough, Cambridgeshire.
Tickets will be £29 each and
there is a special convention rate for rooms at the hotel.
Full details are in Face Facts, which will be with you soon.
There will be other, less
expensive accommodation in the area, of course.
The guest speaker will be
another "Antiques Road Show" expert, Katherine Higgins, who
has a particular interest in Vintage Glamour.
News of the World
Special Offer
Members who would prefer less
expensive accommodation might find the current News of the World
newspaper "Rooms for £5 pp" deal helpful. It started on
6th. Feb. and runs for three weeks.
You need two tokens from the
newspaper and you must book your room by 30th. April.
400 hotels, B&Bs and guest
houses are participating (although you need to check availability for
the Peterborough area)
For more details and conditions
go to
A very big THANK YOU
to Caroline Preston for bringing the News of the World token deal to
my notice.
Juliette
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24th January 2011
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Member Corrine Hedgecock is still looking for a a particular compact - please see WANTED page for details. |
16th January 2011
| There is more information regarding the silver compact with enamelled picture of a dog on Q & A page number 14. |
20th November 2010
FAKE ALERT see 23rd October
A response from David Kiashek of KIGU
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Whilst the compacts themselves are undoubtedly original Kigu items, there is nothing we can do to stop people from embellishing them. They are still KIGU compacts although the motif is not. I guess only if they claim the motif was from Kigu can we dispute this. I
doubt whether eBay, from my experience, would care about this. David Kiashek
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19th November 2010
There are new items listed on the FOR SALE page and the LINKS page has been updated
18th November 2010
Been busy here today. Just uploaded a LATEST FIND sent in by Juliette.
18th November 2010
Just uploaded, a selection of photos taken at the 2010 Convention
by Gary and Jane
31st October 2010
A link to member Carol Bate's website is on the LINKS page.
27th October 2010
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CONVENTION 2010 COMMENTS AND PHOTOS AND A LOVELY POEM FROM Karen Peacock "click" link on menu |
23rd October 2010
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FAKE ALERT Member Annette Dale has sent us the following. There is a silver KIGU compact for sale on ebay - item number 220685079492. This compact has had a ceramic plaque added to the lid and is therefore not genuine. There have been other silver compacts - some German and Italian - which have also had similar plaques added to them. The plaques so far seen feature images of nude or semi-clad women. Ebay has been informed of these fakes so hopefully they will take suitable action. |
19th October 2010
More comments and pictures from the Convention.
9th October 2010
Caroline Preston has sent in her FAVOURITE FIVE.
7th October 2010
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A NEW WEBSITE SERVICE If you would like news of any additions to the site let me have your email address and I will email you when any new item is uploaded - geoffpowell@blueyonder.co.uk
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27th September 2010
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Some items have been moved to relevant sections. See Convention 2010 and Local Groups.
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21st September 2010
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An amendment has been made to the article on de Fleury in the LATEST FINDS section. |
16th September 2010
LATEST FINDS
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We have introduced a new feature where you can show off your latest purchases, so please send in your photos and how and where you found them and maybe the price. -o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o- The first to be featured is a compact found at a Boot Fair by member Margaret Day, and a de Fleury purchased by Linda Whittemore - "click" on the link on the left-hand menu to see, |
16th May, 2010
AN INTERESTING STORY FROM RITA THOMSON
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have a little story to tell you and l thought other members might be
interested. l have been collecting compacts for 15 years, about 10 years
ago l was in a shop looking in a basket with lots of compacts in
it. l found a silver niello one, and in my experience these
compacts more often or not have an inscription in them. This
compact was no different, for there on the inner lid it said "To Muriel,
Happy Christmas 1941 From................." and there in the space where
this compact giving person's name should have been was a neat layer
of nail polish covering the name. Well my mind boggled at the unknown
story as to why Muriel should do such a thing, she kept the compact but
there was no way she was keeping the person's name on view. Very
strange! Over the years l have kicked myself because l did not buy it. l had
limited funds at that point, and my heart was set on another compact. l
don't suppose l will see anything like that again! Regards Rita Thomson Thank you Rita for this very interesting story. I am sure there are more members with a tale to tell? So send yours in, we could start a new section. And please let us have your FIRST LOVES, OTHER COLLECTIONS AND FAVOURITE FIVE let's keep the website alive !
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2nd January, 2010
Mary Anne Baker was contacted over the Christmas holidays by Dr. Mike Ashton. He was kind enough to point out that the reference on page 8 of the COTY Catalogue to Model V3-COTY SCISSOR ACTION COMPACT should read Ad. Ref 1937. Many thanks to Dr. Ashton for bringing this to our attention.
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10th December, 2009
Marcia Foster has sent in the following "before and after" photos of a compact that she sent to Rosanna Pollizotto in Los Angeles for restoration. As Marcia says " amazing ! "
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22nd October, 2009
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2009 Convention The Convention was a great success. Please see ARCHIVE on left to see members comments. Please email us with your experience of the day which we can put on the website. |
Monday 17th September, 2007
In a recent issue of " FACE FACTS " Vicci compacts were mentioned and details of suppliers were requested. Here is a link to a web site which has some nice examples for sale.
