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1920s Tooled Leather Bag with Jemco Frame

on June 30, 2016

1920s art nouveau Arts & Crafts Jemco mirror inside patent number stitching tooled leather

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Large Round Hippie Era Shoulder Bag with Beads

on June 30, 2016

1960s beads black and white hippie no maker tag round shoulder bag

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1960 Vinyl Wallet with Calendar and Coin Holder

on June 30, 2016

1960 1960s accessories calendar change holder child's purse comb Money Minder by Siris nail file Siris unused vinyl wallet

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La Regale, Ltd. Navy Blue Raffia Purse

on June 30, 2016

1960s 1970s La Regale metal latch navy blue plastic frame plastic handle raffia

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Carpetbags of America Fabric Shoulder Bag

on June 30, 2016

1970s Carpetbags of America fabric round shoulder bag

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1960s Child's Coin Purses Costumes of Different Countries

on June 29, 2016

1960s acquired as one lot child's purse coin purse costumes countries no maker tag

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Stylecraft Evening Bag with Ornate Handle and Forest Scene

on June 27, 2016

1950s 1960s evening bag forest scene ornate handle possibly silk small purse Stylecraft Miami

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Turquoise Plastic Beaded Handbag

on June 25, 2016

1960s 1970s Made in Italy no maker tag plastic beads small

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Rialto Textured Bag with Lucite Frame and Handles

on June 23, 2016

1950s came with cap carpet ivory Lucite handle Original Rialto NY textured bag yarmulke?

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Trio-Ette Compact By House of Plate

on June 22, 2016

1940s compact House of Plate lipstick mirror plastic powder rose rouge Trio-Ette

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Plastic-Covered White Satin Embroidered Garay Bag

on June 21, 2016

1960s embroidered Garay plastic covered white satin

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Mirrored 1960s Soure Evening Purse

on June 20, 2016

1960s both sides evening bag mirrors shiny Soure Bag New York

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Campfire Girls Grooming Kit

on June 14, 2016

1960s Campfire Girls comb file grooming kit mirror purse accessories

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1960s Celestial by Markay Faux Leather Handbag

on June 10, 2016

1960s Celestial faux leather Made in USA Markay

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1940s Surrey Original Classic Brown Suede Handbag

on June 09, 2016

1940s brown change purse classic mirror suede Surrey Original unused

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Wicker Basket Purse with Velvet Fruit, Vegetables and Flowers

on June 08, 2016

1960s fruit no maker tag painted vegetables velvet flowers wicker

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1940s Petit Point Purse

on June 06, 2016

1940s needlework no maker tag petit point scene silk

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1920s Floral Micro-Beaded Purse

on June 06, 2016

1920s floral handmade micro-beaded no maker tag silk

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Claire Fashions Plastic-Covered Purse

on June 04, 2016

1960s Claire Fashions embroidered floral gold glitter plastic covered

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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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