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Member Profile – Lisbet Sjoberg
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...
History of a Purse Maker: Schwestern Landsberger to Marketa
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...
Looking for a way to catalog your collection?
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 Gunderson
Compact & Compact Purse Website
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:...
Souvenir Purses by Albert & Beate Friedhoff of Germany
This is a snippet from the article written by Albert & Beate Friedhoff on their souvenir purse collection.
PA woman owns 3000 handbags
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...
Recap of Amy Bernstein’s WW presentation at the 2018 Gathering
"The Wiener Werkstätte (Vienna Workshop), which grew out of The Vienna Secession, was founded in 1903 by Koloman Moser and Josef Hoffmann. It was the beginning of the Modernist Movement. Artistic production and of “total artwork” of utilitarian items was the goal. The...
The Perfume Of History: Sweet Bags (recap from Providence Gathering)
THE PERFUME OF HISTORY Sweet bags live againby Barbara Catanese PROVIDENCE The story of the sweet bags is strictly tied to that of perfume, therefore I propose to intertwine the story of both and guide you along the perfumed path I decided to follow. Speaking...
Q & A With Antique Purse Collector Kathy Glaeser (the Q by Kathy Gunderson)
How many purses in your collection wouldn’t you part with? 20-25 When did you start collecting? In the mid-1980s. "I bought a beaded peacock purse at a flea market that was originally priced at $100, but was marked down twice, and I purchased for $25." Where did you...
Purse from 1300 A.D.
This brass handbag, inlaid with gold and silver has been identified as one of the earliest examples of a lady's purse. The elaborate object was crafted in Mosul, Iraq, and dated around 1300 A.D. Although older evidences exist (like parts of a 4200 years-old purse,...