I just bought this ....

[greenacres]

A while back there was a topic of this type of wooden handbag. I saw this for $2.50. I thought it was the same. It's not a loss if it's not. I'm going to sell it anyway. What do you think?

[waywardangler]

I think the previous handbag you are referring to was the bamboo one.  This one appears to be wood.  I cannot tell if the design is carved, pressed in, or ?  

[greenacres]

I missed this picture. There doesn't seem to be a pressed on cover but I'm not sure.

[waywardangler]

No, I meant a pressed in design like on pressed back (pressback?) chairs.

[mariok54]

For $2.50 how can you lose?

[greenacres]

I don't really know enough. I've mostly learn from books I buy and the internet. I will have to get more books, I guess., lol

[mart]

I love your purse !  Back in the 50`s my mother had a leather purse with the same pattern. Still have it somewhere !!

[greenacres]

Thank you, I went to a flea market today. It was held by "The Swedesborgen" It's a small community which is in Bryn Athyn. I live 5 min. away. The Pitcairn Family owns most of the ground. They were involved with Boeing Aircraft. I usually hang at their Thrift Shop. It's awealthy community. They have their own Church and boarding school and college. http://bahistoricdistrict.org/?page_id=55
The Thrift Shop is run out of a big old barn. They get really good things. Some of the really good things aren't for sale. The Pitcairn's have the biggest weapons collection in the country.  I went real early this morning to the flea market.

[mart]

I would live at a place like that !!  Your purse is a good find and looking at the feet and the wood,,looks like it has some age to it !! If nothing else I would lay it on the side and use it for a jewelry box. But then I like the unusual !!

[greenacres]

It's beautiful! Everything is old. They made it into a Trust. I take my dogs there. It has trails into the woods with houses along the stream Builders wanted to buy the grounds. The Trust makes the taxes affordable and keeps the developers away. They have stables, and turrets from the turn of the century.It's very cool.

[KC]

I really like it myself and it was a great bargain!

Could you post a better close up of the design and inside?  Thanks!

[greenacres]

I need a better camera.

[greenacres]

They could be pieces of wood, but the inside is different. I think they used the wood to support the bag.