Featured Miniature change purse Whiting and Davis style

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  1. eastcoastcurious

    eastcoastcurious Well-Known Member

    84C94528-3CD4-422D-BA9E-C74F8A1608FD.jpeg 65270EC3-E876-4ADC-8EDB-4E3DDC2B7BE1.jpeg 08C34611-AB10-4A98-A6BC-BB2C14BCD214.jpeg 92195448-3711-4C51-B750-A337D38927C6.jpeg 84C94528-3CD4-422D-BA9E-C74F8A1608FD.jpeg Hello, could you please help me estimate the age and possibly the material of this bag? I didn’t see any markings. It is about 3 inches wide. Thanks!
     
    eastcoastcurious, Jan 1, 2023
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  2. komokwa

    komokwa The Truth is out there...!

    metal....likely steel.....I'd guess 20's........but maybe earlier....
     
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  3. Rufus@frockstarvintage

    Rufus@frockstarvintage Well-Known Member

    I know you said you looked, but polish the frame & look again. If you have a jeweler’s loupe or a good magnifying glass, check carefully around the *inside* of the frame for ‘sterling’ or other mark. Whiting & Davis often used tiny metal tags which were attached on the inside of frame, but sometimes these were lost over time…. and of course others made these besides W&D, throughout the last 100 or so years.
     
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  4. ulilwitch

    ulilwitch Well-Known Member

    I was just looking at some of my sister's little change purses. Hers were very similar and she said they were Whiting and Davis. Hers were from the 40's though. purses.jpg
     
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  5. eastcoastcurious

    eastcoastcurious Well-Known Member

    Thanks, everyone!
     
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