Handbags Collection

Handbag Advert / Army / Navy
A selection of British made & foreign handbags, pochettes & evening bags in crepe de chine, also a beaded bag, an embroidered nightdress sachet & a bag with applique flowers

Woman police officer in new Surrey uniform
Woman police officer (Eileen Greenwood) in the new Surrey uniform introduced in 1973. The jacket was single-breasted with four buttons, and the hat was in black and white with a checked design

Woman police officer in updated uniform, London
Woman police officer in the updated uniform introduced in 1977, with a range of mix and match options, and the checkered cravat replacing the bow tie

Four old ladies chat in Abbey Gardens, Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk. Two of the women are dressed identically and look like twins. They stand in the same attitude and carry handbags the same way

Handbags - Selection of fashionable handbags. Good Housekeeping. July 1931. Date: 1931

Styles of women's accessories popular in Spring 1932. Date: 1932

Advert for womens model bags or handbags from Woollands, London, 1926 Date: 1926

Advert for Dunhills Lytup Handbags 1923
Advertisement for the Lytup handbag from Alfred Dunhill, with a small electric light illuminating the contents whenever it is opened up

Holly and mistletoe in a handbag on a Christmas postcard. Date: circa 1890s

Advert for J. C Vickery clasp bags 1918
Two clasp bags, left; solid tortoiseshell and silk hand-bag, right; black mole grey, real antelope, with marcassite and silver clasp, lined grey fitted with mirror and power-puff. Date: 1918

Advert for Swan & Edgar handbags 1929 Advert for Swan & Edgar handbags 1929
Selection of the newest silk handbags with grip clasp. Date: 1929

Advert for Swan & Edgar womens handbags 1932 Advert for Swan & Edgar womens
A selection of 1930s pouch bags. Date: 1932

PANTHEON BAZaR SHOPPING
Victorians shopping for toys, handbags and other goods in the Pantheon Bazaar Date: 1858

Woman police officer in white shirt and bowler hat, London
Woman police officer in the short-sleeved white shirt and dark trousers from the mix and match uniform introduced in 1977, together with the reinforced bowler hat introduced in 1985. Date: circa 1985

The Queen of Spain and eldest daughter, Infanta Beatriz
Victoria Eugenie of Battenberg (18871969), Queen of Spain (left) pictured with her eldest daughter, Infanta Beatriz of Spain, Princess di Civitella-Cesi (1909-2002)

Princess Elizabeth on route to Balmoral, 1948
Princess Elizabeth (Queen Elizabeth II) and Princess Margaret seen on arrival at Ballater Station en route to Balmoral for their annual holiday with other members of the royal family

Greetings card in the shape of a handbag, with ducks
Greetings card in the shape of a handbag, with two ducks poking their heads out. Date: circa 1890s

Advert for Asprey clutch bags 1937
Asprey of Bond Street, London advertising a number of bags and clutches including a childs muff suede handbag, a pigskin pochette, a childs umbrella, a tweed scarf and handbag in various colours

Pink roses and a white handbag on a cutout card
Pink roses with a pink ribbon and a white handbag on a cutout card. Date: circa 1890s

New Year card in the shape of a leather handbag with a card tucked in the front. Date: circa 1890s

Modern and Old Costume in Turkey
Soon after Ataturk took over in Turkey in the 1920s, there was liberation by women from the old modes of dress. Instead of impenetrable veils, they wore lighter, thinner veils

Woman in 1911
Edwardian woman powders her chin with a powder puff, while holding a hat box in one arm and a handbag in the other. 1911

Tired elderly woman on a train. Date: circa 1950s

Catalogue cover, Derobe, Nancy, France
Catalogue cover, Derobe, 48 Rue de la Hache, Nancy, France, bags, handbags, wallets, music cases, etc. circa 1925

Two middle-aged women with pigeons. Date: circa 1940s

Two French ladies out for a stroll in town (possiby Paris?) arm-in-arm on a cold winters day. Date: late 1950s

Group photo of middle-aged wedding guests, all wearing flowers in their buttonholes. Date: circa 1950s

Shoes and bags by Charles Jourdan
Brightly coloured shoes and bags by Charles Jourdan, Date: 1966

Elegant Etceteras - Fashion accessories, 1927
Parisian finishing touches with elegant Etceteras - Fashion accessories (parasol, handbag and belts), 1927 from Worths New Regent Street shop 1927

Fashion accessories: handbags and scarfs from Debenhams, Lon
Accessories grow in beauty and prestige - new and decorative handbags and a scarf from Debenham s, London Date: 1927

Four women and a dog on holiday
Four women and a spaniel dog on a seaside holiday. Date: circa 1930s

Advert for King Cole by Joyce California shoes 1946
Co-ordination of bag, belt and shoes, all in brown pebble leather, by King Cole by Joyce California. 1946

Advert for Asprey clutch bags 1928
A selection of 1920s clutch handbags, made of various types of leather. Date: 1928

Advert for Peter Robinsons men & women accessories 1915
Suggestion of practical christmas gifts for the lady and gentleman. 1915

Advert for Asprey hand bags & clutches 1928
A wide variety of hand bags and clutches, available from Asprey of Bond Street. 1928

Advert for Handbags at The Goldsmiths & Silversmiths Company
A seletion of clutch bags made of a variety of materials, polished crocodile, pebble grain and polished morocco all on sale at The Goldsmiths & Silversmiths Company. Date: 1931

Buffing Handbag Frames
A worker with his overcoat collar turned up, buffing handbag frames on an industrial wheel. Date: 1950s

Making Handbags
Men and women working together in a factory, making handbags with sewing machines. Date: early 1930s

Small shop Selling Moroccan goods, Tunisia
A small boutique selling Moroccan goods in Tunisia!

Tunisia - Boutique of a leather worker / saddler
A craftsmen working in leather sits making handbags and saddles in his Tunisian shop / boutique

Two Turkish women - modern style
Picture from a set of cards issued to reflect the fact that soon after Ataturk took over in Turkey in the 1920s, there was liberation by women from the old modes of dress

An advertisement for handbags
An advertisement showing a selection of handbags from Revelation Suitcase Company

Asprey handbags advertisement
A wide variety of hand bags, clutches and purses available from Asprey of Bond Street including a number of fashionable tapestry and petit point bags

Lost Property
Lost property - gloves, handbags, a ball and even a Christmas tree, all held in the Left Luggage Office of Waterloo Station, London, waiting to be claimed!

Handbag Manufacture
A scene in the workrooms of a large handbag factory where womens handbags of exclusive design for the coming season are being turned out in their hundreds

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