1 Antique Beaded Red & Black Flapper Purse, Hoop Purse, 1000s of Beads, Tassels A-Flapping, A-Swinging, Bold Color, Nearly 100 Years Old.

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1 Antique Beaded Red & Black Flapper Purse, Shiny Jet Black & Bright Red Beads, Hoop Purse 1000s of Beads A-Flapping, A-Swinging, Bold Color, Nearly 100 Years Old. This antique purse has a metal hoop inside to give it it's distingtive shape. of beads circling purse. Lots of Black Tassels , some short some long, some beads flow right, left, long. Red short & Long Strnds allowing the lighter lining to peep through. These antique beads are glass and slightly irregular shape but very glinty & shiny. Purse has more than 4,000 of beads A-Flapping & A-Swinging. Lots of movement & Shine. Still another tassel at bottom, This time red knotted with black. Pale orange yarn rope drawstring, & cotton lining, with matching organza aruffle at top. I purchased it in need of a new hoop inside, as celluloid one had brokem. I replaced it with a thin metal hoop. I filled in & reinforced the few little places that needed it. Purse is 10 1/2 " long not counting drawstring, and opens to only 3" wide & 7 1/2" long. This is a beautiful bold antique Well-made purse, in good condition! The only slight issue is the orange chiffon ruffle at the very top is fraying; but still in strong condition. Linen lining inside is strong.