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...
Nov 4, 2020 | News, Purse News, Research
A few years ago I bought a micro petit point purse that has a sterling frame with marcasites and tiny pearls, and scrolled initials on the clasp. It’s very well made. The interior tag reads: Schwestern Landsberger Wien IX. Porzellangasee No. 43. In the pocket is a...
Aug 14, 2020 | News, Purse News
Looking for a way to keep track of the purses you have in your collection? Need a way to sort the list by type or age? Try this spreadsheet created by APCS member Kathy...
Jul 25, 2020 | Links, News, Purse News
This is a link to an amazing compact site with compact purses. A very funky couple with their bio on it too. Thanks to the APCS member who referred the website! http://www.davidandnoelle.net/index.htm My favorite page on the website is this one:...
Jul 14, 2020 | News, Purse News, Research
This is a snippet from the article written by Albert & Beate Friedhoff on their souvenir purse collection. Please click on the PDF to see the rest of the article, and lots of fascinating photos: Alfred article 2020
Oct 5, 2019 | News, Purse News
This Pa. woman owns 3,000 handbags, and she keeps them in an army bunker By Elizabeth Wellington, The Philadelphia Inquirer Ilene Hochberg Wood’s collection of 3,000 handbags — the majority of which dwell in a 2,400-square-foot Quonset hut on her Lehigh Valley estate...
