Souvenir

[moon_custafer]

A few months ago, a woman at work offered me some items she was clearing out that had come from her late friend's house. One of them was a fur muff/purse. I got it out in the last month as it makes a useful clutch for holiday parties. I'd initially thought it might date from the 1960s, but yesterday I examined the remaining zipper pull (the other one was lost), and thought, hey, that looks like the Trilon and the Perisphere.

Photo on 12-14-13 at 8.57 AM #2, a photo by ennalss on Flickr.

Stamped on the other side are the initials NYWF.
So I'm thinking this muff was a souvenir from the 1939 World's Fair. I must ask Mary if she knows more about it (unless her friend was much older than herself, it probably belonged to her friend's mother.)

Comments

[bleodswean.livejournal.com]

THAT could be an amazing treasure! As it is, it's just wonderful! More pictures and keep us posted!

[moon-custafer.livejournal.com]

I remembered after lunch today to ask about the purse -- she says it might have belonged to her friend's mother (who was a fashion model) or to her MiL.