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Walborg Beaded Evening Bag with Limoges Style Medallions

on February 27, 2026

1950s beaded cameos Limoges Made in France medallions silver Walborg

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Saks Fifth Avenue White Beaded Evening Bag Made in Belgium

on January 20, 2026

1950s 1960s beaded made in Belgium Saks Fifth Avenue white

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Black Velvet Drawstring Bag with Beadwork

on August 01, 2025

1900s beaded drawstring velvet

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1930s Betty Boop Beaded Child's Purse

on June 07, 2025

1930s beaded betty boop probably made in Czechoslovakia

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Beaded Drawstring Evening Bag Made in France

on May 03, 2025

1940s 1950s beaded black drawstring bag evening bag Made in France pastel

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Pierre Cardin 1970s Beaded Evening Bag

on December 02, 2023

1970s beaded evening bag Pierre Cardin shoulder bag

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Enid Collins Original Box Bag by Collins of Texas - Les Fleurs

on September 27, 2023

1960s 1970s beaded box bag collins of texas daisies enid collins flowers les fleurs wood

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Beaded Bag with Needlepoint by Dover

on September 14, 2023

1950s 1960s beaded dover gold trim needlepoint

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Calvaire of New York Drawstring Evening Bag with Coordinating Attached Josef Coin Purse and Billfold

on July 06, 2023

1940s beaded beads billfold Calvaire coin purse drawstring bag Josef New York

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Tyrolean Suede Bag with Lady Motif

on April 18, 2023

1950s 24K gold plated beaded fan faux pearls filigree lady suede Tyrolean

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Josef Evening Bag

on January 06, 2023

1950s 1960s beaded black Josef Made in USA

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Josef Beaded Bag

on December 23, 2022

1940s 1950s beaded Josef

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Ivory and Pink Beaded Bag

on December 04, 2022

1960s beaded made in Japan no maker tag pink white

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1910s-1920s Beaded Floral Motif Purse

on October 03, 2022

1910s 1920s beaded floral no maker tag possibly homemade purse

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K&G Charlet Beaded Envelope Evening Clutch

on February 28, 2022

1940s 1950s beaded clutch evening bag K G Charlet New York Paris

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Charlet Beaded Evening Bag

on December 08, 2021

1940s beaded evening bag handmade K G Charlet

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Josef Beaded Evening Bag

on October 27, 2021

1940s 1950s beaded evening bag Josef Made in France

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1940s Copper-Colored Heavily Beaded Evening Bag

on September 08, 2021

1940s beaded bronze beads copper no maker tag

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Josef Beaded Evening Bag

on August 12, 2021

1940s Bags by Josef beaded Gold Seal Importers Josef Made in France

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Beaded and Embellished Evening Bag

on May 11, 2021

1950s beaded cabochons cameos china medallions embellished evening bag Limoges no maker tag

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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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