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Original Photo of Child Carrying Doll Purse

on July 01, 2023

1950s black and white child doll purse ephemera photo

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1958 Photo of Woman Carrying Basket Bag

on October 30, 2022

1950s basket bag ephemera photo woman holding purse

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1940s Photo of Woman Dressed in Formal Attire with a Drawstring Bag

on August 16, 2021

1940s black and white ephemera photo woman holding purse

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1940s Photo of Woman Holding a Whiting & Davis Alumesh Handbag

on July 11, 2021

1940s Alumesh black and white ephemera photo Whiting and Davis woman holding purse

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1950s Group Photo of Women Holding a Variety of Vintage Bags

on June 14, 2021

1950s black and white ephemera photo woman holding purse

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1910s-1920s Photo of Woman Holding an Arts & Crafts Tooled Leather Handbag

on May 22, 2021

1910s 1920s Arts & Crafts black and white ephemera photo tooled leather woman holding purse

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1940s Photo of Woman Holding a Plastic Tile (Plasticflex-Style) Handbag

on April 30, 2021

1940s black and white ephemera photo plastic tile Plasticflex woman holding purse

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Handmade 1940s "Gimp" Bag and Photo of Woman Carrying a Similar One

on March 03, 2021

1940s ephemera gimp homemade no maker tag photo plastic frame

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Original Press Photo Mrs. Robert Smylie with Wicker Elephant Bag

on November 02, 2020

1960 black and white elephant ephemera political press photo wicker

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Leslie of Miami Advertising Postcard Monogrammed Handbags

on July 15, 2020

1950s advertising ephemera handbags initials Leslie Miami monogram plastic-covered post card purses

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SPECIAL POST! 1940s Wood Purses

on June 29, 2020

1940s accessories Beauty Craft clutch Dar-Lin Earl Gresh ephemera Florida Jaeger Lee Hayman Mastercraft Sexton special post St. Petersburg wood Wood Parade

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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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