Can you help me date this item??

[MarieAnne]

I am making an Etsy listing for one of my vinyl clutches and I'm not sure of the era. The inside is Aqua Blue plastic (pretend leather), it is stamped "HONEY BAG" and "Made in U.S.A.". The zipper is metal and brassy. The pull reads "BELL". The hinges of the frame have a stamp. It looks like a "P" inside a layer cake, or crown (?). Any idea of the era?

[Alice~]

I just bought a dress coat and would love to know the era. Sorry for the poor photos, I tried my best. The outer is made of rayon crepe (I think) and appears handmade. The buttons are fabric covered metal. No labels, the tag is just an old dry cleaning label.

http://i50.tinypic.com/dfyfd1.jpg
http://i46.tinypic.com/24b99ab.jpg
http://i45.tinypic.com/vsfbxv.jpg
http://i50.tinypic.com/f1y7ir.jpg

Thank you in advance for any help.

[Miss Tuppence]

Looks 40's to me- and its lovely

[roadierfl]

I just bought a dress coat and would love to know the era. Sorry for the poor photos, I tried my best. The outer is made of rayon crepe (I think) and appears handmade. The buttons are fabric covered metal. No labels, the tag is just an old dry cleaning label.

http://i50.tinypic.com/dfyfd1.jpg
http://i46.tinypic.com/24b99ab.jpg
http://i45.tinypic.com/vsfbxv.jpg
http://i50.tinypic.com/f1y7ir.jpg

Thank you in advance for any help.

Probably 1944-1947. I don't think from the pattern it would be later than 1948

[Alice~]

Thank you so much Miss Tuppence (I love your blog!) and Roadier. Just a few little repairs to do and I think we'll be inseparable!

[W-D Forties]

I think it's definitely 70's by the print and that frill around the collar. Are you in Becnicks by arny chance poggleberry?

[wahine]

I got a dress from a friend's mother who found it in the old house where she just moved in.

detail pictures and more info is in the "from mother to daughter" thread: http://www.thefedoralounge.com/showt...=1#post1492344
I can't really tell when this was made - maybe some of you know more?

[roadierfl]

I got a dress from a friend's mother who found it in the old house where she just moved in.

detail pictures and more info is in the "from mother to daughter" thread: http://www.thefedoralounge.com/showt...=1#post1492344
I can't really tell when this was made - maybe some of you know more?

Definitely 1940's. I would have to really feel the material to give you a more firm date, but the pattern is definitely 1943-9

[wahine]

Definitely 1940's. I would have to really feel the material to give you a more firm date, but the pattern is definitely 1943-9

Wow, thank you! I thought it looked fourties, but I didn't know when polka dots really came up.
By writing 1943-9, do you mean between 1943 and 1949 or September 1943 (which would be unbelievably precise!)?

Do you agree that the zipper was added later (photo is in the mother-to-daughter thread)?

[roadierfl]

Wow, thank you! I thought it looked fourties, but I didn't know when polka dots really came up.
By writing 1943-9, do you mean between 1943 and 1949 or September 1943 (which would be unbelievably precise!)?

Do you agree that the zipper was added later (photo is in the mother-to-daughter thread)?

Sorry, I should have been clearer - 1943-1949. The zipper was clearly added later