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Image 1031 – Betty Boop & Bimbo Mesh Purse – W&D bowtie trademark and COP D.S. Fleischer Studios Inc. stamped on frame; Rowan (Ivorytone) Mesh; 3” x 4-1/2”
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Image 1030 – Whiting & Davis regular flat mesh purse with hard handle and W&D logo and Reg US & CAN stamped on bow tie-shaped metal tag that is attached to the frame by the spiral wire. “EL^SAH” stamped on second bow tie-shaped metal tag attached to the frame, 5 x 6 3/4.

 

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Image 1029 – Whiting & Davis (not marked) regular flat mesh child’s purse – palm tree and minaret design. Checkerboard painted frame, 2¼ x 3½.

 

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Image 1028 – Whiting & Davis regular flat mesh purse – lotus blossom design on pale green background. W&D logo stamped on inside of both sides of frame, 4¼ x 6½.

 

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Image 1027 – Whiting & Davis (not marked) regular flat mesh child’s purse, with finger ring and bell-shaped drop. Camel charm attached to front of mesh with jump ring, 1½ x 3½.

 

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Image 1026 – Whiting & Davis regular flat mesh purse – scene showing two camels with riders. Stamped inside frame, “EL ^ SAH”. Metal tag stamped with W&D logo attached to inside of frame by spiral wire, 4 x 7.

 

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Image 1025 – Whiting & Davis regular flat mesh purse – black on white silhouettes painted on mesh. Metal tag stamped with W&D logo attached to inside of frame by spiral wire, 3¾ x 6.

 

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Image 1024 – Whiting & Davis (not marked) regular flat mesh purse – desert scene with pyramids. Frame painted on front with scene showing palm trees, pyramids, camels with riders, and desert city.  “EL ^ SAH” stamped inside frame, 4¼ x 7.

 

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Image 1023 – Whiting & Davis Ivorytone mesh bag with an image of Empress Eugenie of France on the mesh and an unusual stamped brass frame decorated with lions. Inside are two (one on each half of the frame) bowtie-shaped metal tags. Both tags are stamped with the W&D logo and Reg US & CAN and are attached to the frame by the spiral wire, 4¼ x 7.

 

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Image 1022 – Whiting & Davis regular flat mesh purse with silk-cord handle, attached enamel medallion, mesh tassel, and envelope-style opening, 4 x 3¼ not including tassel.

 

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Image 1021 – Whiting & Davis Ivorytone mesh corner compact bag with frame and compact painted to match the design on the mesh, 3¾ x 6 1/8.

 

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Image 1020 – Whiting & Davis child’s Princess Mary style Dresden mesh purse. This purse features an envelope opening and is stamped on the inside of the frame with the manufacturer’s name and logo along with “PRINCESS MARY” (all caps) and “soldered mesh”, 2¼ x 2¾.

 

greenbag Image 1019 – Whiting & Davis Ivorytone flat mesh purse with an abstract design painted on the mesh and an enameled frame, 4 x 6 3/8. Original W&D blue paper shield-shaped tag attached to handle. Original retailer’s price tag attached to the handle, $30 – Kimball of New York.

 

purse23 Image 1018 – Whiting & Davis petite flat mesh, pouch-shaped purse designed by Paul Poiret, 5 x 5. Images of two men and a woman are painted on the mesh possibly depicting a scene from a play. Goldtone frame and pull; silk lined.

 

purse22 Image 1017 – Whiting & Davis Beadlite mesh purse with an abstract design painted on the mesh and an enameled ornamental panel with a floral design mounted on the front side of the frame, 4 7/8 x 7½.

 

purse18 Image 1016 – Whiting & Davis Dresden mesh purse with a floral garland design painted on the mesh and Art Deco style frame, 4 7/8 x 9.

 

flowers Image 1015 – Whiting & Davis regular flat mesh purse with a three-dimensional rigid mesh form in the shape of flowers in the center of the mesh body and plain goldtone frame, 4¾ x 8.

 

purse11 Image 1014 – Whiting & Davis regular flat mesh purse with an early geometric design and plain silvertone frame, 4½ x 9¼. Decorative beads are incorporated into the chain handle. A mirror is sewn into the lining.

 

info5 Image 1013 – Whiting & Davis Beadlite mesh purse with an abstract design painted on the mesh and a butterscotch Bakelite ornament attached to the front side of the frame, 5 x 6½.

 

info3 Image 1012 – Whiting & Davis regular flat mesh purse with a scene painted on the mesh depicting a white cockatoo on a perch, 5 x 7 1/8.  Plain goldtone frame.

 

info4 Image 1011 – Whiting & Davis Dresden mesh purse with a scene painted on the mesh depicting a parrot perched on a branch, 4 x 8¼.  The frame is enameled black and green and the chain handle has green enameled inserts in the elongated links.

 

info2 Image 1010 – Whiting & Davis regular flat mesh purse with stylized floral design and flared, stair-step mesh skirt, 5 x 8. The Art Deco stepped closure design tops a plain goldtone frame.

 

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Image 1009 – Whiting & Davis Dresden mesh purse with a scene painted on the mesh depicting a landscape and a church with a tall steeple, 5 1/8 x 7 7/8. The frame is enameled in green and black and set with marcasites. The chain handle has green enameled inserts in the elongated links. Original W&D blue paper shield-shaped tag attached to handle.

 

sunsetmesh1 Image 1008 – Whiting & Davis “Piccadilly” Dresden/Sunset Mesh purse with compact built into the frame, 2¼ x 8 (including fringe). Inside the compact lid is a convex metal mirror.  Stamped inside the frame,“PAT’D SOLDERED MESH” and “PICCADILLY”.

 

bakelite Image 1007 – Whiting & Davis regular flat mesh purse with a butterscotch Bakelite ornament attached to the front side of the frame, 4 7/8 x 6 5/8.

 

cupid Image 1006 – Whiting & Davis (not marked) regular flat mesh purse with black on white silhouette of Cupid painted on the mesh and a black and white checkerboard enameled frame, 3¾ x 5¾.
eyepurse Image 1005 – Whiting & Davis corner compact Dresden mesh purse with a stylized floral design on the mesh, marcasites decorating the enameled frame, and a powder compact with a metal mirror built into the corner of the frame, 4 x 8¼.

 

childducks Image 1004 – Whiting & Davis (not marked) regular flat mesh child’s purse with two ducks design on the mesh, 3 x 4 1/2. Shirley Temple promoted this purse in the Sears Fall/Winter 1936-1937 catalog where it was advertised for the price of $1.00, which included a mirror with Shirley’s photo on the back. The two ducks motif was taken from the appliqued designs on one of Shirley’s costumes in the 1935 film “Curly Top”.

 

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Image 1003 – Mandalian standard flat mesh purse with a floral design and two cabochon glass stones and an enameled decoration on the frame, 5 x 7¾.

 

swirl Image 1002 – Whiting & Davis (not marked) regular flat mesh purse with a swirl of colors painted on the mesh and a painted frame with an Art Deco geometric design, 5½ x 7 3/8.

 

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Image 1001 – Whiting & Davis (not marked) regular flat mesh purse with green Bakelite frame, 4 x 6¼.