When were beaded straw box purses in?

[cotmyey]

Hand made, in British Hong Kong, it has the coating on the straw, and little brass feetsies, woven straw handle. The front is beaded and the back is plain.

 

[Patentleathershoes]

I have never really seen one quite like this. Usually i have seen the ones where the beads are strung on the straw "abacus style" if that makes any sense and the bags are not the boxey suitcase style. i usually think of the british hong long ones as early 60s through 70s and handmade in hong kong as 50s, but some one may come along that knows a boatload more than me.

This almost reminds me of something for a one person picnic. It's cute!

 

[marlyandmorry]

Gayle

The coating is called lacquer and I am going to say very late 60's or early 70's.

British Hong Kong can be iffy for dating....As they made stuff well into the 70's....

Nanc