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SPECIAL POST! Our Museum Store is Now Open!

on March 29, 2015

museum store rv purse museum Thrift Asylum Vintage Purse Gallery

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1930s Photo of Woman Holding Unusual Clutch Purse

on March 28, 2015

1930s black and white clutch ephemera photo unusual woman

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Special Post: Too Many Purses?

on March 26, 2015

imgflip.com just for fun memegenerator shoes vintage purses

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Faux Leather Box Purse by Garay

on March 25, 2015

1950s box purse faux leather Garay imprinted

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Vintage Photo of Woman with Purse and Lakeside View

on March 24, 2015

1930s 1940s black and white ephemera lake view photo woman holding purse

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Vintage Photo of Women with Classic Purses in Front of Interesting Old House

on March 23, 2015

1930s 1940s architecture black and white classic ephemera photo two women

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Wicker Souvenir Florida Fish Purse

on March 21, 2015

1950s fish Florida lenticular eyes no maker tag raffia shells wicker

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Two-Sided Child's Vinyl Boy/Girl Purse

on March 21, 2015

1950s 1960s boy and girl child's purse lenticular eyes no maker tag two-sided vinyl wristlet

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SPECIAL POST: The Vintage Purse Gallery Gets a New Look

on March 19, 2015

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Walt Disney's Donald Duck 1960s Change Purse with Lenticular Eyes

on March 11, 2015

1960s change purse child's purse Donald Duck lenticular eyes vinyl Walt Disney Production

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1915 Teens Era Photo of Two Women by Norman P. Standish

on March 11, 2015

1915 American flag ephemera Fort Wayne Norman P. Standish photograph post card teens two women

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1960s White Raffia Gaymode Purse

on March 09, 2015

1960s Gaymode made in Japan near mint raffia white

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1940s Plasticflex Woven Box Bag

on March 05, 2015

1940s box bag early plastic not wicker Plasticflex rope handle woven

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1960s Tartan Plaid Ice Skate Bag

on March 05, 2015

1960s Debby Soderstrom where are you? Ice Originals by Lizette made in Japan Missouri plaid skate bag St. Louis tartan

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Magid Wicker Box Bag with Velvet Bows

on March 05, 2015

1960s box bag made in Japan Magid velvet bows wicker

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Special Post! Find us on eHive!

on March 01, 2015

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Souvenir Child's Doll Purse

on March 01, 2015

1960s child's purse doll purse Tropical woven

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1940s Photo Military Men and Woman with Purse

on March 01, 2015

1940s black and white clutch ephemera jaunty military

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SPECIAL POST: The History of Corde Handbags and The Machines That Made Them

SPECIAL POST: The History of Corde Handbags and The Machines That Made Them With input from the children of a corde handbag maker Most 1930s-1950s corde bags were black, navy or brown, made on an 1860s Cornely-Bonnaz machine. These are an unusual coral color and multicolored brown, tan and ivory, from the collection of The Vintage Purse Museum. When The Vintage Purse Museum embarked on a quest to research the creation of 1930s-1950s highly collectible corde handbags, we had no idea the number of rabbit holes we’d be climbing in and out of. After many months of gathering information, we're excited to share this article with you. For simplicity, we refer to this embroidery as "corde" throughout, even though it is known by different spellings. Be sure to scroll all the way down for photos, newspaper ads, documents and bonus fun facts. Corde clutch with silver floral embroidered embellishment on the flap. From the collection of The Vintage Purse Museum. Let’s start with how t...

SPECIAL POST! Article about Morris Moskowitz, Premier Handbag Manufacturer - With input from his family

SPECIAL POST! Morris Moskowitz, Premier Handbag Manufacturer Research culled from newspaper articles, advertisements and other documents, as well as fact-checking and additional information from the Moskowitz/Benjamin family, to whom we are grateful. Dramatic wine-colored "ruby" velvet MM handbag with attached coin purse. 1960s. From the collection of The Vintage Purse Museum. A stickler for quality, Morris Moskowitz and his trademark “MM” label epitomize a well-tailored, conscientiously evolving handbag fashion of the mid-century. Born August 28, 1911, the second of five children of Hyman and Rose Moskowitz, Morris grew up on New York’s Lower East Side. Morris Moskowitz started working at age 10, eventually quitting school at age 14, per a newspaper article. (Unconfirmed, however, a relative said family lore indicates he only completed the eighth grade and started working full time in order to help his siblings ...

SPECIAL POST! The History of Julius Resnick "JR" Handbags

SPECIAL POST – Julius Resnick – JR Handbags – With input from a close family friend Adorable box bag, one of many styles made over six decades by the Julius Resnick handbag company. From the collection of The Vintage Purse Museum. The Vintage Purse Museum is excited to share the story of JR, one of the world’s most prolific mid-century handbag brands, whose popular designs are highly collectible today. Julius Resnick’s logos included Resnick, JR, JR USA, JR Miami, JR Florida USA and others, and his styles encompassed a wide variety of shapes and materials. The photos of JR handbags in this post are just a portion of the many Resnick bags in The Vintage Purse Museum's collection, most from the 1960s-1970s. 01 Dec 1950, Fri The Tennessean (Nashville, Tennessee) Newspapers.com JR cut velvet (chenille) mod handbag. From the collection of The Vintage Purse Museum. Julius Resnick (1889-1980) was born in Ostryna, Russia (Belarus) to Rabbi Moshe Mordechai Resnick and Chaya ...

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