{"product_id":"vintage-stratton-art-deco-powder-compact-featuring-a-geometric-black-and-gold-design","title":"Vintage Stratton Powder Compact, Gold-Tone Sunburst Engine-Turning, Original Factory Authentication Sticker, Original Slip, Full Mirror, Made in England, Mid-Century","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe sticker is still on it.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe small red and white oval on the interior mirror rim reads: REAL ENGINE-TURNED FRONT. Stratton applied this factory authentication sticker to guarantee that the engine-turning on the exterior face was cut by machine into the metal, not pressed or stamped. Finding it intact, still adhered after decades, means one thing: this compact was barely touched after it left the counter. Someone bought it, perhaps used it once or twice, and then it waited.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe exterior face carries Stratton's sunburst engine-turning: bold radiating lines fanning outward from a central point across the entire gold-tone surface, each ray a clean incised line moving from the centre to the rim, creating a solar pattern that catches light from every angle. It is one of the more dramatic patterns in the Stratton range, graphic and immediate. The reverse carries concentric circle engine-turning, tight parallel arcs across the full gold-tone face, the single-barrel hinge flush and tight. The Stratton lady-at-her-mirror trademark cartouche is engraved into the gold-tone interior base, the full logo centred and sharp.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe full-width mirror in the lid is bright and unspotted. The original slip is present. The base section is empty: no puff, no sifter, no outer case.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Particulars:\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMaker: Stratton, Made in England; lady-at-mirror trademark cartouche to interior base\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eForm: Large circular powder compact\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eExterior: Sunburst engine-turning across full face, gold-tone; original Stratton \"Real Engine-Turned Front\" factory authentication sticker intact to interior mirror rim\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReverse: Concentric circle engine-turning, gold-tone; single-barrel flush hinge\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInterior: Full-width mirror (bright, no spotting); gold-tone base section, empty\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIncluded: Original Stratton compact slip\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNot included: Powder puff, sifter, outer case\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCondition: Good overall, barely used. Some gold plate wear and scuffing at hinge joint. Factory authentication sticker intact. Please review all photos carefully before purchasing.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePeriod: Mid-century, 1950s-1970s\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe sticker proves it. The sunburst confirms it. Nearly new, just missing its accessories.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eArrives tucked inside its own treasure coffin and carefully wrapped as a vault relic, ready for gifting or keeping.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Vaen’kai Vault","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54934077276499,"sku":"VKVC-126","price":114.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1085\/2771\/4643\/files\/DSC_7725.jpg?v=1789325142","url":"https:\/\/vaenkaivault.com\/products\/vintage-stratton-art-deco-powder-compact-featuring-a-geometric-black-and-gold-design","provider":"Vaen’kai Vault","version":"1.0","type":"link"}