For the past year or two I have been a amateur vintage purse collector. The internet is quite amazing for this sort of things, it's unbelievable what treasure you can come across upon from time to time.  I know my collection is quite modest and these purses are common place everywhere, but just the fact that some of them are over half a century old and were made well before I was born was enough fascination for me! I haul around a big Marc Jacobs bag for work everywhere and it barely has enough room for all my makeup bag, cell phone, notes, keys and wallet. How did ladies back in the day carry around such dainty purses is a mystery to me...