vintage

pursehappygal · Feb 9th, 2007, 04:36 AM

I don't know if there are many people here who collect vintage bags, but it's just kind of cool when you find something different in what you thought was just a cute bag.
My friend and I just came back from an antique mall where I picked up a velvet evening bag circa 1940. There was this funny thing in it that looked like a hair comb, but it was stuck inside and didn't come out. It turned out to be a coin holder, for quarters, nickels, dimes and pennies. We tried a recent quarter and could not get it to fit, so even the coins were smaller back then. There was still a card in it from the person who was giving the bag.

Another bag came from France and had a vintage package of Kleenex still in the plastic (and clean) and a 1941 penny in the pocket.

Call it strange, but it's like a little bit of history, and a glimpse back at someone's life who may have loved purses just as much.

Cheers.

annemerrick · Feb 9th, 2007, 08:06 AM

I love that, and also find it so... interesting! Post pics of your bags...they sound wonderful!

BabyK · Feb 9th, 2007, 03:18 PM

wow, that's actually pretty neat.. never happened to me, but it sounds like a good experience. please do share pics!

angel81chick · Feb 9th, 2007, 04:12 PM

OMG...I know exactly what you mean! I was looking through my mom's old purses, and I found a vintage Salvatore Ferragamo evening clutch, circa 1950s. It still had my grandmother's hankerchief in it...I love it!!

seahorseinstripes · Feb 9th, 2007, 04:15 PM

i love buy vintage! esp. the clothes, and sometimes i found great not branded leather bags and cute clutches!

gglvs2shop · Feb 9th, 2007, 04:36 PM

It sounds so neat! I wish I'd have gotten my grandmother's purses, but I didn't. The only "vintage" purse I have is one I bought myself--a used Chanel from the '80s in really good condition.

Vintage Leather · Feb 9th, 2007, 09:29 PM

I've never had the fun of finding vintage stuff in vintage bags :( But vintage bags are the best - the feel and the quality of them.
Post pictures, please!

ruusu · Feb 10th, 2007, 02:27 AM

I've found old coins and combs and once pills (???!)

ValleyO · Feb 10th, 2007, 02:48 AM

The only vintage thing I've bought is a Gucci clutch- can't seem to get rid of the mothball smell though

I do love it though.

ShimmaPuff · Feb 10th, 2007, 04:10 AM

LOL Just wait till your closet, and the boxes in the attic, and the ones you're not quite sure where they are, are all chock-full of bags that you bought, or received as gifts when new, but have mysteriously become "vintage" without you doing anything but changing calendars every year...

JoannaSweden · Feb 10th, 2007, 04:11 AM

I'd love to buy vintage bags, but sadly, I suck at vintage shopping, I never seem to find anything.

pursehappygal · Feb 13th, 2007, 06:14 PM

Finally got around to it! I've posted pictures in the collection section of the forum.

edsbgrl · Feb 13th, 2007, 06:20 PM

I love vintage bags

I like them for their history and the fact that no everyone will have that bag. I just bought a vintage alligator bag. I'll take pics when it gets here.

pursehappygal · Feb 13th, 2007, 06:34 PM

Whoops. The pics are too big. Please hold on while I get this right. Will keep you posted.

Feb 9th, 2007, 04:36 AM	#1
pursehappygal Member Location: Vancouver, B.C.	vintage I don't know if there are many people here who collect vintage bags, but it's just kind of cool when you find something different in what you thought was just a cute bag. My friend and I just came back from an antique mall where I picked up a velvet evening bag circa 1940. There was this funny thing in it that looked like a hair comb, but it was stuck inside and didn't come out. It turned out to be a coin holder, for quarters, nickels, dimes and pennies. We tried a recent quarter and could not get it to fit, so even the coins were smaller back then. There was still a card in it from the person who was giving the bag. Another bag came from France and had a vintage package of Kleenex still in the plastic (and clean) and a 1941 penny in the pocket. Call it strange, but it's like a little bit of history, and a glimpse back at someone's life who may have loved purses just as much. Cheers.

Feb 9th, 2007, 08:06 AM	#2
annemerrick Member Location: Back in Dallas	Re: vintage I love that, and also find it so... interesting! Post pics of your bags...they sound wonderful! __________________ WWW.MYBAG.NET

Feb 9th, 2007, 03:18 PM	#3
BabyK Member	Re: vintage wow, that's actually pretty neat.. never happened to me, but it sounds like a good experience. please do share pics!

Feb 9th, 2007, 04:12 PM	#4
angel81chick Member Location: Los Angeles, CA	Re: vintage OMG...I know exactly what you mean! I was looking through my mom's old purses, and I found a vintage Salvatore Ferragamo evening clutch, circa 1950s. It still had my grandmother's hankerchief in it...I love it!! __________________ BAILEY

Feb 9th, 2007, 04:15 PM	#5
seahorseinstripes bag greed bug Location: summer land	Re: vintage i love buy vintage! esp. the clothes, and sometimes i found great not branded leather bags and cute clutches! __________________ WISH LIST Louis Vuitton Brown Watercolor Speedy 35 . Hermès Kelly DREAMING OF YSL Muse Two Croc . YSL Muse Croc . Chanel Biarritz Croc http://bagcraze.blogspot.com/ http://charcoalholic.blogspot.com/

Feb 9th, 2007, 04:36 PM	#6
gglvs2shop Member Location: South Florida	Re: vintage It sounds so neat! I wish I'd have gotten my grandmother's purses, but I didn't. The only "vintage" purse I have is one I bought myself--a used Chanel from the '80s in really good condition.

Feb 9th, 2007, 09:29 PM	#7
Vintage Leather Dreamer and Shopper Location: US	Re: vintage I've never had the fun of finding vintage stuff in vintage bags :( But vintage bags are the best - the feel and the quality of them. Post pictures, please!

Feb 10th, 2007, 02:27 AM	#8
ruusu Member Location: Finland	Re: vintage I've found old coins and combs and once pills (???!) __________________

Feb 10th, 2007, 02:48 AM	#9
ValleyO Member Location: Sacramento, CA	Re: vintage The only vintage thing I've bought is a Gucci clutch- can't seem to get rid of the mothball smell though I do love it though.

Feb 10th, 2007, 04:10 AM	#10
ShimmaPuff Sentient Post Whore Location: Earth	Re: vintage LOL Just wait till your closet, and the boxes in the attic, and the ones you're not quite sure where they are, are all chock-full of bags that you bought, or received as gifts when new, but have mysteriously become "vintage" without you doing anything but changing calendars every year... __________________ http://www.tzuchi.org/ http://www.commongroundrelief.org http://www.oxfamunwrapped.com/chooseagift.aspx Your Friendly Resident Poor Person Embrace Inspired Pride! http://mangonocturna.blogspot.com/

Feb 10th, 2007, 04:11 AM	#11
JoannaSweden Member	Re: vintage I'd love to buy vintage bags, but sadly, I suck at vintage shopping, I never seem to find anything.

Feb 13th, 2007, 06:14 PM	#12
pursehappygal Member Location: Vancouver, B.C.	Re: vintage Finally got around to it! I've posted pictures in the collection section of the forum.

Feb 13th, 2007, 06:20 PM	#13
edsbgrl Blessed!	Re: vintage I love vintage bags I like them for their history and the fact that no everyone will have that bag. I just bought a vintage alligator bag. I'll take pics when it gets here. __________________ Bags A La' Edsbgrl I'm ready for the Holidays!!!!

Feb 13th, 2007, 06:34 PM	#14
pursehappygal Member Location: Vancouver, B.C.	Re: vintage Whoops. The pics are too big. Please hold on while I get this right. Will keep you posted.