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Mandalian Enamel Metal Mesh Bag

on May 20, 2024

1920s 1930s enamel gold plated Mandalian metal mesh

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Evans Mesh Compact Bag with Enamel Top

on November 11, 2020

1930s 1940s compact enamel Evans mesh powder rouge

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Evans Gold Mesh Pouch with Enamel Double Compact Top

on April 20, 2020

1930s compact purse double compact enamel Evans gold mesh guilloche original order form powder rouge wristlet

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Whiting & Davis Enamel Metal Mesh Bag with Rose

on August 19, 2019

1920 enamel enamel mesh goldstone metal mesh rose Whiting and Davis

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1930s Graceline Moire Bag with Back Strap

on June 11, 2019

1930s deco embellishment enamel Graceline gray green moire

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1920s Mesh Child's Purse

on March 25, 2019

1920s child's purse Dresden enamel mesh no maker tag pink tiny

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Mandalian Enamel Mesh Bag

on August 19, 2018

1920s 1930s enamel Mandalian mesh newspaper ad

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Guarantee Card from a 1920s Mandalian Handbag

on July 28, 2018

1920s 1930s enamel ephemera guarantee Mandalian mesh newspaper ad patent

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1930s Enameled Metal Mesh Bag with Rigid Handle

on July 24, 2018

1930s bail handle enamel looks like leopard mesh metal no maker rigid handle

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Unmarked 1930s Enameled Mesh Handbag with Bail Handle

on July 10, 2018

1930s bail handle enamel mesh newspaper ad no maker rigid handle

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Whiting & Davis Dresden Mesh Bag

on June 22, 2018

1920s 1930s Dresden. mesh enamel flowers metal mesh newspaper ads watercolor Whiting and Davis

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Mandalian Enameled Mesh Chatelaine Bag

on June 10, 2018

1920s 1930s chatelaine enamel Made in USA Mandalian mesh

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Dresden Style Orange Mesh Bag

on May 18, 2018

1920s 1930s Dresden enamel mesh no maker tag orange possibly Whiting & Davis sun

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Trio of 1900s Vantiy Cases

on February 12, 2018

1910s 1920s 1930s article Attleboro cloisonne enamel engine turned Finberg Manufacturing finger ring guilloche Massachusetts newspaper ads powder vanity case vanity purse

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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

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