Handbag help please!

[Dilly Day]

I was recently rummaging around in a "Bargain Box" in a vintage/antique shop that sells mostly militaria & china and found two handbags. This is the oldest but I'm not sure just how old - I was thinking maybe 1910s - 1920s but would appreciate any help with a more accurate date. It is leather and is quite small at 5.5 inches wide & 4 inches high (not including handle). The condition is pretty good with just a bit of wear & tear at the corners and some wear to the clasp. In one of the interior pockets I found a little piece of dried cuttlefish which I assume would have been used as a nail file!

 

[plousia]

I can't help you but I was hoping to see the dried cuttlefish

 

[Dilly Day]

It's in the sixth photo down!

 

[plousia]

It's in the sixth photo down!

Ah, now I see it, thanks!

 

[Dilly Day]

Just for you!

 

[plousia]

Just for you!View attachment 172699 View attachment 172700

Thank you! So interesting.

 

[The Vintage Vendeuse]

Just to clarify, that's not dried cuttlefish, it is a cuttlefish bone, aka cuttlebone. I remember our parakeet-owning neighbor had one hanging in the cage as a calcium source and beak trimmer.

 

[Vinclothes]

1910's?
Marian

 

[Dilly Day]

Just to clarify, that's not dried cuttlefish, it is a cuttlefish bone, aka cuttlebone. I remember our parakeet-owning neighbor had one hanging in the cage as a calcium source and beak trimmer.

Yes, I omitted to use the word bone - used to pick them up on the beach for my budgie when I was a child.

 

[Rue_de_la_Paix]

Looks 1900 to 1910, but could be a bit earlier too. They were making similar styles in the late 1800s.