REGENCY PURSE MUSEUM & antique coin purses

REGENCY PURSE MUSEUM & antique coin purses

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MISER PURSE aka STOCKING PURSE or LONG PURSE

A COIN PURSE WITH A SLIT 

  • slide a ring to the far slide of the slit
  • put coin into the slit
  • slide ring over the coin side opening
  • place your purse over a stocking garter, or in a jacket pocket

SPRANG - a miser purse construction technique

SPRANG looks like netting, but it is springy and stretchy. It can be produced on a loom but it has no weft. 

sprang structure link

wikipedia explanation link  

falling in love with a miser purse is easy

How a Miser purse works: slide coin into one end through the slit, slide the ring to cover the slit end

How a Miser purse works: slide coin into one end through the slit, slide the ring to cover the slit end

Miser purses are small, they were used by both men and women. They were made by women at home, or could be professionally purchased. The term stocking purse came from the practice of carrying coin in the toe of a stocking. They were a safe and easy way to carry coins.

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