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An Original Fre-Mor Creation 1940s Beaded Evening Clutch

on December 30, 2015

1940s An Original Fre-Mor Creation beaded clutch evening bag Fre-Mor self-snapping closure

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1915 Post Card of a Little Girl Carrying a Purse

on December 30, 2015

1915 cute ephemera little girl parasol post card purse

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Ganscraft Chimayo Woven Wool Native American Purse

on December 29, 2015

1940s Chimayo clutch Ganscraft Native American wool

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American Flag Rhinestone Compact

on December 29, 2015

1950s 1960s American flag compact no maker rhinestones three-dimensional

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Match Holder with Poodle Motif

on December 23, 2015

1950s 1960s enamel holder matches no maker poodle purse accessories

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Personal Purse Ashtray with Poodle Motif

on December 23, 2015

1950s 1960s ashtray enamel no maker poodle purse accessories

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1960s White Wicker Box Bag with Under the Sea Scene

on December 23, 2015

1960s fish no maker tag shells white painted wicker

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1947 Hiawatha Beaded Bags and Accessories Catalog

on December 23, 2015

1940s 1947 beaded brochure ephemera Hiawatha Bags purse accessories purses

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1940s Plas-Ti-Cato Clutch Purse

on December 23, 2015

1940s beads clutch J. Jolles Studios leather Plas-Ti-Cato plastic

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1.5" Good Luck Purse Made in Japan with 1959 Penny

on December 16, 2015

1950s 1959 good luck made in Japan no maker tag original box penny souvenir tiny

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Caro-Nan NWT 1960s Circus Elephant Purse

on December 16, 2015

1960s basket Caro Nan elephants Jackson Made in USA Mississippi original hangtag quilted lining

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Octagonal Decoupaged Wooden Box Bag

on December 15, 2015

1960s 1970s box bag decoupage flowers handmade no maker tag octagonal wooden

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Modern Whimsical Metal Dog Purse

on December 15, 2015

2000s dog funny stuff I have two metal modern no maker tag whimsical

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JR Florida Hopsack Purse with Yellow Cottage Needlepoint

on December 13, 2015

1960s built-in change purse cottage hopsack JR Florida navy needlepoint scene USA

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Caro Nan Yellow Victorian House Purse for Jacobson's Department Store

on December 12, 2015

1960s 1970s Caro Nan house Jacobson's Department Store picnic basket quilted lining Victorian woven yellow

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1890s Kinney Bros. Novelties Cigarette Pack Cutout Victorian Lady on a Handbag or Castanets

on December 08, 2015

1890s 2" castanets cigarette ephemera Kinney Bros. lady novelty paper Victorian

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1940s Dar-Lin Clutch Purse with Donkeys

on December 06, 2015

1940s clutch Dar-Lin donkeys Florida Southern Supply Company St. Petersburg wood woodwork

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Souvenir Llama Quechua Woman Embroidered Backpack

on December 06, 2015

backpack embroidered llama no maker tag Peru possibly 1970s Quechua South America souvenir

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