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Yellow Straw Wicker Bag with Yellow Plastic Beads

on July 17, 2025

1970s beaded handle Made in Hong Kong plastic beads straw wicker yellow

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Nantucket Lightship Style Handbag With Whale Motif

on March 24, 2025

1960s 1970s Lightship Made in Hong Kong Nantucket whale

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Walborg Metallic Gold Crocheted Evening Bag with Gold Chain Strap

on October 27, 2024

1960s 1970s crochet gold chain Made in Hong Kong metallic thread Walborg

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Faceted Bead Shoulder Bag with Chicken Motif

on September 06, 2022

1970s beads chicken Made in Hong Kong plastic beads shoulder bag

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Gary Gail Green Straw Handbag

on June 20, 2022

1960s gary gail Gary Gails green Made in Hong Kong straw wicker

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1980s Walborg Gold Metal Cylinder Minaudiere

on July 06, 2021

1980s cylindrical Made in Hong Kong metal minaudiere Walborg

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Gaymode Wicker Box Bag with Carriage Motif

on October 14, 2020

1960s box bag carriage Gaymode Made in Hong Kong painted wicker wood

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Plastic Faux Wicker Fish Purse

on February 19, 2020

1960s animal butterfly faux wicker fish Made in Hong Kong no maker tag plastic vinyl wicker

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Wicker Bag with Tapestry "Courting Couple"

on January 02, 2020

1960s courting couple Made in Hong Kong no maker tag seed beads tapestry wicker

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Reversible Dot Drawstring Bag - Lumured Style

on December 30, 2019

1960s 1970s beaded black and white candy dots drawstring Made in Hong Kong no maker tag possibly Lumured reversible

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Large White-Painted Wicker Bag by Tropic

on November 11, 2019

1960s 1970s faux mother of pearl Florida insert large size Made in Hong Kong Miami seed beads Tropic white-painted wicker

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Brown Vinyl Handbag with Silkscreen Panels

on June 27, 2019

1960s brown ladies large size Made in Hong Kong no maker tag silkscreen vinyl

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Walborg Gold Beaded Evening Clutch

on May 28, 2019

beads clutch evening bag gold Made in Hong Kong Walborg

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Wicker Bag By Donna with Parrot Motif

on May 18, 2019

Bag by Donna embellished John Wind Imports large size Made in Hong Kong parrot wicker

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Bright Yellow Plastic Bead Bag

on March 12, 2019

1960s 1970s beaded Made in Hong Kong no maker tag plastic beads yellow

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Carriage Motif Wicker Purse by Simon

on November 15, 2018

1960s 1970s carriage handbag Made in Hong Kong New York Simon wicker

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Gaymode Pink Wicker Bag with MOP Accents

on August 21, 2018

1960s faux mother of pearl Gaymode Made in Hong Kong newspaper ad pink wicker

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Stylecraft Caviar Bead Hard Case Handbag

on July 16, 2018

1950s 1960s beadette black and white case caviar Made in Hong Kong Stylecraft Miami

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1960s Fine Arts Bag Co. Tapestry Bag

on February 02, 2018

1960s different design on reverse Fine Arts Bag Co. hidden chain Made in Hong Kong metallic thread tapestry young woman

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1960s Beaded Shoulder Bag

on January 11, 2018

1960s beaded faceted handmade hippie Made in Hong Kong no maker tag shoulder bag

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

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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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