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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Bronwen, post: 554207, member: 5833&quot;]Definitely haute 60s, gone by the 70s.&nbsp; (When sold; not necessarily when owner carried.)</p><p><br /></p><p>Once, out of the blue, my mother sent me a little purse with handles and curved main body sides made of some kind of faux tortoiseshell, flat, thick body ends &amp; lid of clear, colorless Lucite-type material, with a flower etched into each of those panels.&nbsp; No doubt sold to her as highly collectible &amp; probably was.&nbsp; Put it away in a drawer &amp; didn&#039;t have reason to take it out again for a long time.</p><p><br /></p><p>When I finally did, the little metal studs that hinged the handles had corroded, the faux tortoise around them had turned to white powder.&nbsp; All of the tortoise parts were crazing &amp; cracking.&nbsp; Only the flat Lucite panels survived.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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