May 17, 2022 | News, Purse News, Research, Resources
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...
Mar 16, 2022 | Purse News
The 34th International Perfume Bottle Association convention will be held April 28-May 1, 2022. The four day event features formal presentations by leading collectors and authors, interactive round table discussions and a discovery program called Treasures Found. ...
Mar 7, 2022 | News, Purse Tales, Research
The twentieth century saw the beginning of a new era when women, more independent and self-confident, especially after the end of the first World War, were finally able to succeed in many fields, even in the artistic one, regaining the many centuries they had been...
Jan 24, 2022 | About, Member Profiles, Purse News
Although hers looks like a lifetime collection, Frieda Piechnick only started collecting celluloid purses 7 years ago. She makes purses for some of her purse frames, and they are works of art. This is a bit about Frieda along with some jaw-dropping photos you won't...
Oct 13, 2021 | News, Purse Tales, Research
IN THE SHADOW OF THE CONVENTS Since the Middle Ages, both convents and monasteries have been the only beacon of light all along those difficult centuries, with monks copying classical books again and again and nuns preserving the arts of embroidering and lacemaking....
Aug 27, 2021 | Member Profiles, News, Purse News
Lisbet Sjoberg found her way from Sweden to the United States in 1965, at the age of 21, with $300 to her name. Before Lisbet arrived, her sister lived in Washington D.C. and worked at the embassy. She helped Lisbet get a job at Holiday Inn in Baltimore. After...
