Souvenirs

Various objects found in the purses or below the internal lining.

A little museum of curiosities.

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Hand embroidered handkerchief	Theater ticket Saturday June 3, 1967, Civic Center Philadelphia, PA. Ponchielli's "La Gioconda" was on stage. The soprano was Renata Tebaldi, the tenor Franco Corelli. $8 ticket cost corresponds to current $ 59.95.	Durwood Empire Theatre, Kansas City, MO. Date unknown.
Calcium carbonate digestive candies. The packaging is from the first half of the 1950s.	Beech-nut Gums. Packaging used between 1950s and 1960s.	Election Gadget. Nail file with the name of Bob Lounsberry, Republican candidate elected Secretary for Agriculture in 1972 in Iowa.
Photo Studio Receipt. Olan Mills Photo Studio receipt. City and year unknown	Photography. Black and white 10x7. On the back in pencil "Anne August 1941”	Hand embroidered handkerchief
Tag. Bird printed on cardboard. Nothing on the back.	Slide	Chewingum. Orange Chimes Ginger Chew. Packaging has never changed, but it may be after 1960.
Lipstick holder. Unbranded, never used.	Ballpoint pen. American College of Cardiology. Probable gadget of some conference. Probably from the ’70.	Compact. Unbranded. Powder and lipstick holed. Early ’60.
Hat Pin	Usually this type label was a free gift for high-end handbag purchase. Usually sewn on the inside pocket. Typical of the ‘50s.	Photography. Lady with a little dog in her arms. The plate indicates a car registered in California in 1923, but since the left side is covered, it's not possible to know whom it belonged to.
Nail file. Revlon - Made in USA	Finding a penny on the street is usually considered a sign of good fortune as much as keeping a penny in your purse.	1$ banknotes
Tons of pocket mirrors. All unbranded.	Tons of coin purses. Unbranded.	Unbranded. One with name of a tailor's shop in Cohasset, MA from the late ‘50s.
Newspaper clipping. Probably Scottish newspaper from 1975.	Newspaper clipping. Probably Scottish newspaper from 1975.