Summer PURSEsonally Speaking Newsletter

Summer PURSEsonally Speaking Newsletter

Dear APCS Members:  Please download the latest edition of the APCS Newsletter.  PURSEonally Speaking, Vol. 8, Number 2, is laden with alluring details about purse collecting, including some Fun Facts about the APCS.  This is our 20th Anniversary Year and a time to...
Purse Drawings from 1920’s – 40’s

Purse Drawings from 1920’s – 40’s

Our very busy Kathy Gunderson has come upon a collection of purse drawings that may interest you. Here is Kathy’s message about this project: To:         APCSFr:          Kathy GundersonPurse DrawingsI received a message from Lucia Clerici (APCS member) about a friend...

Plastic Purses – article by Wendy Dager

From (the always-entertaining) Wendy Dager of The Vintage Purse Museum: As promised, here's the link to the article I wrote about plastic handbags for The Vintage Purse Museum. It's very long and there were a lot of complexities (which I tried to simplify because I'm...

Beaded Bags from the Erzgebirge (Germany)

Beaded Bags from the Erzgebirge Author: Bettina LevinOriginally appeared in The Bead Society of Great Britain Journal #140Summer/Autumn 2022Posted here with their permission   German APCS member Bettina Levin has written several articles for the Bead Society of Great...
PURSEonally Speaking: Spring 2022

PURSEonally Speaking: Spring 2022

Dear APCS Members:  PURSEonally Speaking, Vol. 7, Number 3 leads off with a reminder to Register for the Gathering! We meet in Albuquerque on October 13-16 and invite you to send in your registration by September 15th. There is still time to join the fun!  This...

The Torse Bead

Surprise treasure - the TORSE  BEAD    Author: Vicki Schwager  So.... what is it? And, why would a purse collector want it? “Torse” is French for twist. A torse bead is a twisted metal bead, more precisely a twisted French Steel Bead. Some silver and gold ones are...