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Brown Handbag Unusual Tank-Top Design with Bronze Rhinestones

on November 30, 2024

1950s colored rhinestones evening bag made in Austria unusual

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Contemporary Boot Bag by The Old Gringo

on October 17, 2022

2000s boot leather red shoulder bag The Old Gringo unusual

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Unusual Ice Bucket-Shaped Coil "Telephone" Cord Handbag

on August 14, 2021

1940s 1950s bucket coil cord no maker tag pail telephone cord purse unusual

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1950s New Yorker Alumilite Aluminum Handbag

on November 28, 2019

1950s 1957 Alcoa alumilite aluminum New Yorker unusual

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Ivory Color Corde Style Box Bag

on April 13, 2018

1940s 1950s box bag Corde Corde style design on both sides ivory color newspaper ad no maker tag unusual white

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Lewis Evening Wristlet with Unusual Embellishment

on February 21, 2018

1940s 1950s comb embellishment evening bag faille Lewis mirror unusual wristlet

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Small Handbag with Snakes Clasp

on October 05, 2017

1900s 1910s chain handle leather no maker tag purse mystery snakes unusual

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Unusual Large Wicker Picnic Style Bag with Windmill and Town Scene

on September 22, 2017

heavy jewels lined needlepoint no maker tag painted patina pockets satin seed beads town unusual velvet wicker windmill

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Toni Gay Fifth Avenue 1940s Plastic Tile Clutch with Wave Pattern

on June 16, 2017

1940s clutch New York plastic plastic tiles tiles Toni Gay FIfth Avenue unusual wave pattern

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Unusual "Telephone" Coil Cord Purse with Bird

on May 31, 2017

1950s bird coil cord purse four leaf clover glitter laminate large size lucite pull no maker tag plastic handles telephone cord purse unusual

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1980s Wood Clutch by Rafael Sanchez

on February 16, 2017

1980s clutch decoupage designer Rafael Sanchez unusual wood

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1940s Shell Pattern Crocheted Bag with Metal Frame and Chain

on January 21, 2017

1940s crocheted handmade metal chain metal frame no maker shell pattern unusual

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1965 Glamour House Curler Bag with Woman's Face

on December 03, 2015

1965 curler bag curlers face Glamour House novelty unusual woman

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Modern Purse made of Spanish Animaniac Comics

on September 30, 2015

Animaniacs cartoons chain handle comics modern Spanish unusual

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1940s/1950s Clutch Made of Melted Plastic Bits

on September 17, 2015

1940s 1950s clutch melted no maker tag plastic unusual

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1930s Photo of Woman Holding Unusual Clutch Purse

on March 28, 2015

1930s black and white clutch ephemera photo unusual woman

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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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