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#hb124 - WHITING DAVIS HANDBAG (LARGE SIZE) -
$110.00
THIS
IS AN EXTRA NICE WHITING DAVIS PURSE! IT'S WHITE WITH FAUX TORTOISE SHELL DOUBLE
CARRY HANDLES AND HAS THE MAGNETIC TYPE SNAP CLOSURE. MEASURES 12 1/2" X 10 1/3"
(NOT COUNTING HANDLES). ALWAYS PAMPERED, HAS BEEN STORED IN ITS ORIGINAL WHITING
DAVIS PLASTIC BAG, HAS ORIGINAL PAPER HANG TAG, AND ORIGINAL PURCHASE RECEIPT
DATED 8/27/82 FROM AT SEA RANCH CARDS AT A COST OF $70! WHITING DAVIS HANDBAGS
ARE DIFFICULT TO FIND IN LARGER SIZES. THIS ONE IS VERY NICE AND WOULD BE A
WONDERFUL ADDITION TO A COLLECTION!

#hb123 - ENID COLLINS BOX BAG -- "MILLE FLEUR" -
$145.00
VERY
NICE ENID COLLINS 1967 WOODEN BOX BAG! THIS ONE IS TITLED "MILLE FLEUR",
MEASURES 8 3/4" TALL, 11" LONG. IN VERY GOOD CONDITION WITH MINOR "USE" EVIDENCE
(A FEW SCRATCHES) AND HAS ONE MISSING BEAD. THIS IS ANOTHER HANDBAG THAT I
PURCHASED AT THE HOWARD AUCTION AND, LIKE MOST OF HIS COLLECTION, IT WAS STORED
AFTER PURCHASE. COLLINS BOX BAGS ARE BECOMING INCREASINGLY DIFFICULT TO FIND.

#hb122 - METAL MESH BAG (MINIATURE) - $225.00
THIS
LITTLE PURSE IS A DEFINITE HARD-TO-FIND! IT'S A MINIATURE METAL RING MESH BAG
WITH A SINGLE CHAIN HANDLE. HAS CLASP TYPE CLOSURE AND IS SILVER COLOR THAT HAS
DARKENED WITH AGE. MEASURES 5" LONG FROM CHAIN HANDLE (EXTENDED) TO BOTTOM OF
PURSE, THE PURSE MEASURES 2 3/4" X 2". VERY NICE!

#hb121 - WOVEN METAL HANDBAG - $115.00
VERY
PRETTY VINTAGE PURSE! WOVEN METAL HANDBAG WITH SILVER COLOR METAL AND BLACK
PLASTIC HANDLE. MEASURES 3 1/4" TALL, 8 3/4" LONG, 4 3/4" WIDE. HAS MINOR "USE"
EVIDENCE (LID HAS FEW LIGHT SCRATCHES/RUBS). PROBABLY MADE BY DORSET REX BUT
DOESN'T HAVE LABEL. NICE ITEM!

#hb120 - ENID COLLINS BOX BAG -- SAGITTARIUS
SOLD
VERY
NICE ENID COLLINS BOX BAG! THIS ONE IS THE ARCHER -- SAGITTARIUS. IT'S IN VERY
GOOD CONDITION -- ONE BRAD IS A LITTLE LOOSE AND THERE ARE A FEW MINOR SCUFFS. INSIDE HAS AN INK MARK
AT CORNER.

#hb118 - BLACK VELVET HANDBAG! - $48.00
BEAUTIFUL
BLACK VELVET PURSE IN EXCELLENT CONDITION! CLEAN INSIDE AND OUT, STILL CONTAINS
THE ORIGINAL POCKET MIRROR IN ITS OWN LITTLE PAPER SACK. PROBABLY USED NO MORE
THAN A COUPLE TIMES -- THERE IS NO WEAR TO THE VELVET. SUPER!

#hb117 - "LA REGALE" BEADED EVENING BAG
SOLD
VERY
PRETTY EVENING BAG IN EXCELLENT CONDITION AND STILL IN ORIGINAL BOX! MADE BY LA
REGALE LTD, PURSE IS CLUTCH STYLE, MADE OF GOLD SATIN WITH PRETTY GLASS SEED
BEAD DESIGN/DECORATION. HANDBAG HAS NEVER BEEN USED BUT IS MISSING 1 BEAD AT
BOTTOM -- PROBABLY OCCURRED DURING STORAGE. BOX LID IS CLEAR PLASTIC AND HAS A
SMALL TEAR/SPLIT AT CORNER. NICE PURSE.

#hb113 - WICKER HANDBAG WITH BEADED BUTTERFLIES!!
SOLD
UNUSUAL
HANDBAG FROM THE 1950's -- A WICKER PURSE WITH BUTTERFLIES AND FLOWERS ON THE
FRONT! THEY ARE ON A BURLAP FABRIC THAT HAS BEEN APPLIED TO PURSE AND COVERED
WITH CLEAR PLASTIC TO HELP PROTECT THE BEADWORK. THE BUTTERFLIES APPEAR TO BE
MADE FROM FELT AND TRIMMED WITH GOLD COLOR BRAID AND SEED BEADS -- CUTE. LABEL
INDICATES THAT PURSE IS A "TROPICAL, MIAMI, FLORIDA" PRODUCTION. IN VERY GOOD
CONDITION -- INTERIOR LINING HAS COME UNTACKED AT CENTER TOP BUT IS FIRMLY
ATTACHED IN EACH CORNER SO IT DOESN'T SAG OR ANYTHING (COULD EASILY BE
REATTACHED). NICE SUMMER HANDBAG!

#hb112 - RIGID REVERSIBLE HANDBAG!! - $48.00
LOVELY
HANDBAG FROM THE 1950's! THIS IS A RIGID REVERSIBLE -- THE OUTER PANEL CAN BE
REVERSED (BLACK VINYL ON ONE SIDE, BEAUTIFUL TAPESTRY ON THE OTHER) OR REMOVED
COMPLETELY TO SHOW A BASIC BLACK HANDBAG! HAS CLEAR LUCITE HANDLE. I HAVE SEEN
SEVERAL OF THESE RIGID REVERSIBLE PURSES BUT THIS ONE HAS THE PRETTIEST TAPESTRY
TYPE PANEL I'VE SEEN. PURSE HAS MANUFACTURER'S NAME ON INTERIOR BUT I COULD ONLY
DETERMINE THAT IT BEGINS WITH AN "L" AND HAS MADE IN U.S.A. WITH PATENT NUMBER.
IT'S IN EXCELLENT CONDITION -- HAS A COUPLE TINY PITS ON TOP FRAME -- THAT'S IT!
VERY NICE.

#hb109 - ENID COLLINS HANDBAG -- "FLOWER BASKET" -
$135.00
ANOTHER
ENID COLLINS PURSE THAT I PURCHASED AT AN ESTATE SALE! THIS ONE IS TITLED
"FLOWER BASKET", HAS INITIALS EC, DOES NOT HAVE DATE BUT IS EARLY 1960's.
EXCELLENT CONDITION!

#hb108 - ENID COLLINS HANDBAG -- "JEWEL BOKAY"
SOLD
ANOTHER
LOVELY HANDBAG BY ENID COLLINS! THIS ONE IS TITLED "JEWEL BOKAY", HAS THE
INITIALS EC, AND COPYRIGHT DATE OF 1965. EXCELLENT CONDITION!!

#hb107 - ENID COLLINS HANDBAG -- "FLOWER BASKET VI"
SOLD
EXCELLENT,
LIKE NEW ENID COLLINS PURSE! I PURCHASED SEVERAL COLLINS HANDBAGS AT AN ESTATE
SALE AND I DON'T BELIEVE THEY WERE EVER USED -- THIS IS ONE OF THOSE HANDBAGS.
THE NAME OF THE BAG IS "FLOWER BASKET VI", IT HAS INITIALS EC, COPYRIGHT DATE
1964. ALL BEADS AND DECORATIONS ARE PRESENT AND CLEAR. OUTSTANDING ITEM!

#hb105 - SEQUINS AND BEADS EVENING BAG - $28.00
WHAT
A LOVELY EVENING BAG! PURSE IS WHITE AND IS COVERED WITH IRIDESCENT COLOR
SEQUINS FRONT AND BACK, HAS A WHITE BEAD FLORAL DESIGN ON FRONT, AND A SILVER
COLOR CHAIN HANDLE. HAS "MADE IN JAPAN" TAG AND MEASURES 6 1/2" LONG, 4 3/4"
TALL. SPOTLESS BOTH INSIDE AND OUT, ALL SEQUINS AND BEADS ARE PRESENT AND
SECURELY ATTACHED. BEAUTIFUL ITEM!

#hb104 - WHITING & DAVIS HANDBAG WITH "PLASTIC"
CHAIN CARRY HANDLE - $145.00
AN
OLDER AND AN UNUSUAL WHITING AND DAVIS PURSE! THE FRAME, CLOSURE, AND CHAIN TYPE
CARRY "HANDLE" ARE MADE OF HARD PLASTIC MATERIAL (NOT BAKELITE) THAT IS AN
IVORY/LIGHT YELLOW COLOR. THE METAL MESH BAG IS A SOFT WHITE COLOR. BAG MEASURES
11" X 6 3/4". IT IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION -- ALWAYS PAMPERED -- INSIDE AND OUT
-- THERE'S A 1/4" WHITE MARK BY THE INTERIOR POCKET, THAT'S IT! HAS CLOTH
LABEL/TAG -- "ALUMESH, WHITING & DAVIS CO. BAGS, MADE IN U.S.A., PAT. 70134"
--(COULD BE 78134, I COULDN'T SEE IT CLEARLY).

#hb103 - WHITING & DAVIS EVENING BAG AND MATCHING
CHANGE/COSMETIC BAG - $135.00
WOW
-- THIS WHITING AND DAVIS LISTING IS SUPER! THERE'S AN EVENING BAG (SHOULDER
STYLE) WITH A MATCHING SMALL PURSE -- PERFECT FOR CASH OR ESSENTIAL COSMETICS.
EVENING BAG IS 7 1/4" X 5 3/4", CHANGE PURSE IS 3 1/4" X 5". BOTH ARE GOLD COLOR
MESH, HAVE ZIPPER CLOSURES, AND HAVE WHITING & DAVIS LABELS AS WELL AS ZIPPER
PULLS. IN EXCELLENT CONDITION WITH ONLY "USE" EVIDENCE BEING A COUPLE ROUGH
PLACES IN THE SHOULDER STRAP/CHAIN -- THAT'S IT! BEAUTIFUL ITEMS.

#hb102 - WHITING AND DAVIS CLUTCH STYLE WALLET
SOLD
VERY
NICE WHITING AND DAVIS ITEM -- A CLUTCH STYLE WALLET! GOLD MESH EXTERIOR, GOLD
COLOR INTERIOR, HAS CHECKBOOK COVER, CREDIT CARD SLOTS, A SNAP COMPARTMENT FOR
CHANGE, ETC. IN WONDERFUL CONDITION WITH SLIGHT WEAR TO THE GOLD COLOR ON THE
FOLD OVER SNAP CLOSURE. DIFFICULT TO FIND ITEM!

#hb101 - "RIGID REVERSIBLE" HANDBAG - $40.00
PATENTED
IN 1953, THIS IS A "RIGID" REVERSIBLE HANDBAG -- ONE PURSE WITH ALTERNATE PANELS
-- TWO LOOKS IN ONE PURSE! HAS A CLEAR LUCITE HANDLE, THE DETACHABLE/REVERSIBLE
PANEL IS A BLACK WEAVE ON ONE SIDE, WHITE VINYL ON THE OTHER. WITH THIS PANEL
COMPLETELY REMOVED, THE HANDBAG IS A BLACK CLOTH -- SUITABLE FOR EVENING. MARKED
ON INSIDE: L AND M, BAGS BY EDWARDS, MADE IN U.S.A. PURSE IS IN WONDERFUL
CONDITION -- STILL HAS MIRROR IN ITS ORIGINAL PAPER. NICE!

#hb003 - VINTAGE CLOTHING -- HANDBAG - $18.00
BEAUTIFUL
BLACK CLOTH EVENING BAG WITH MATCHING WALLET. THE PURSE IS THE FOLD OVER CLUTCH
STYLE. THE WALLET IS AN EVENING BAG WALLET -- HAS PLACE FOR BILLS AND ATTACHED
COIN PURSE.

#hb002 - VINTAGE CLOTHING -- VELVET EVENING BAG -
$24.00
BEAUTIFUL
BLACK VELVET CLUTCH EVENING BAG WITH PRONG SET RHINESTONES ALONG CLOSURE. VELVET
HAS SLIGHT WEAR, NOT REALLY NOTICEABLE. THIS IS A VERY NICE EVENING BAG WITH AN
ATTACHED COIN PURSE THAT IS MARKED: #1, USA.

#hb001 - VINTAGE CLOTHING -- HANDBAG - $30.00
BEAUTIFUL
NAVY COLOR CLOTH HANDBAG. BAG IS SHAPED LIKE A HALF CIRCLE AND MEASURES ABOUT 7"
LONG, 5" TALL (NOT COUNTING CLASP). HAS SINGLE CARRY HANDLE. IS MARKED: INGBER,
MADE IN USA. VERY, VERY NICE PURSE. BASED ON MATERIAL AND SHAPE, I WOULD
ESTIMATE IT TO BE FROM THE 40's.
