An enterprising woman from Texas embellished some very interesting handbags beginning in 1959. Throughout the '60s many ladies carried these bags, and today vintage accessory fans avidly seek out the most rare and pristine Enid Collins handbags for their collections. In fact, these bags that sold for very reasonable prices when they were new now sell for $300 or more. Read more...
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beautiful bag! Thanks for sharing and posting!
Thanks, Leslie! I have a few other bags I need to photograph to add to this article. That one is a Collins of Texas, and I want to show an older Collins bag as the lead photo. Soon! ~ Pamela