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Offline old rowley

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Re: Help dating a picture
« Reply #9 on: Friday 07 October 11 16:10 BST (UK) »
"Glasses? Or is it the top of an umrella/walking stick handle?"

The way that she has it tucked in to her side I would think that you will find that it is her handbag rather than anything else.

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« Reply #10 on: Friday 07 October 11 16:15 BST (UK) »
Yes I think it is a handbag with a metal clasp on the top. 
 

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« Reply #11 on: Friday 07 October 11 16:16 BST (UK) »
Well....old rowley has weighed in on this thread, and his silence on the subject of my guess at a date speaks volumes ;D ;D ;D

Daisy, there isn't anything OR doesn't know about fashion history, and as he didn't offer a correction I think you can take "late 1930s" to the bank ;D

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« Reply #12 on: Friday 07 October 11 16:18 BST (UK) »
It seems that the date fits better with another "grandmother" who passed away in 1940 at aged 77.  
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