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Bernard Original Faux Leather Shoulder Bag Made in Canada

on August 06, 2025

1960s 1970s adjustable strap Bernard Original brown cat faux leather mustard shoulder bag

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Frenchy of California Shoulder Bag with Squares Pattern

on July 10, 2025

1960s 1970s faux leather Frenchy of California squares

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1930s Mickey Mouse and Pluto Imitation Leather Child's Purse

on March 01, 2025

1930s child's purse Disney faux leather Mickey Mouse Pluto

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Goldstrom Gold "Marshmallow" Leather Handbag

on May 17, 2021

1960s faux leather gold goldstrom leather marshmallow

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Egyptian Motif Rectangular Box Bag

on June 23, 2017

adjustable strap Egyptian faux leather goldtone frame leather like new marbleized modern no maker tag plastic vintage style

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Lewis Faux Leather Clutch

on October 17, 2016

1960s clutch comb faux leather Lewis original instructions silvertone hardware

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1972 Sling Wallet - Never Used - With Celebrity Photos and Gift Card

on September 09, 2016

1970s. Sling 1972 calendar celebrity clutch faux leather Made in Hong Kong photos unused wallet

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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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Claire Fashions Three-Dimensional Tapestry Bag with Faux Leather Base and Lucite Top

on October 19, 2015

1950s 1960s Claire Fashions couple faux leather lucite top romantic

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Faux Leather Box Purse by Garay

on March 25, 2015

1950s box purse faux leather Garay imprinted

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Red Box Purse By Stylemark by Mutterperl

on December 22, 2014

1940s 1950s box purse built-in change purse faux leather leather Made in USA mutterperl red Stylemark

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Black Patent Leather Handbag

on October 24, 2012

1960s 1970s black faux leather patent leather shiny

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Cut Chenille Purse with Flame-Like Zigzag Pattern

on October 09, 2012

1960s autumn colors chenille faux leather flames no maker tag

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Fold-Over Tapestry Tote Purse

on August 08, 2012

1960s 1970s faux Bakelite handles faux leather folds over metallic thread no maker tag tapestry tote

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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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