Interesting Purse ?

[mojjax]

I got this today for $4 . It looks Victorian . Any ideas what type of purse this is ? There was an old hat pin stuck in it too .

 

[mugsisme]

Any chance that the "yarn" is hair?

 

[mojjax]

Any chance that the "yarn" is hair?

No ,lt's not hair , it's crochet strings - stuff

 

[vpnavy]

Nice buy - maybe 40's. Thanks for sharing...

 

[giniro]

Looks like macrame to me. Macramé - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia No idea about age or who made it, that kind of thing. Probably homemade if I had to guess.

 

[GibH]

giniro nailed it. Popular in the 70's.

 

[diggummup]

Agreed, it was popular in the 70's, however macrame was originally and most popular back in the Victorian era. They made all sorts of things out of macrame. The 1970's was the "revival" period for this style, if you will. I don't know if the bag in question is an original or a 70's version. A black light test may confirm the age as modern or not. I would think that the thread would glow at least if modern, I doubt the macrame would though. I'm going for it being an original based on the small size and just because of who found it, mojjax is always finding really old stuff up there in good old Maine. I think it would be referred to as a brush & comb bag.

 

[tamrock]

I think that thing is from the roaring 20's era. A purse for a flapper girl. That stick pin could be the clue