Black and White Polka Dot Clutch with Gold Clasp

An extremely rare and unique purse, this beaded bag is completely reversible!! As stated on the Museum of Purses website "The Vintage Purse Museum Photo and History Archive Special Post": Lumured beaded bags have a remarkable and long-lasting history. The massive production output and innovative fabrics are themselves incredible, but the creative geniuses behind the scenes and their decades-long collaboration are what made it an extraordinary company. Let's start with something simple— yet very important— that even The Vintage Purse Museum's curator didn't know prior to contacting relatives of the company's founders. Lumured is pronounced "LOO-mer-ed" and is named for its four partners, Louis Madreperl, Ludwig Kaphan, Murray Getter and Ed Kaphan, who started the business in the 1940s. The company was purchased in the 1970s by Lumured employee Adolf Baumgarten, who ran it until the 1990's. We first became acquainted with the name Ludwig Kaphan when we wrote the story of Plasticflex handbags. Ludwig invented a similar plastic tile fabric as well as the plastic coils that came to be used on what are now known as "telephone" or "phone" cord handbags, which are very desirable among vintage fashion collectors. Ludwig also created and patented the "decorated flexible fabric" that became Lumured handbags. This is a beautiful bag and a must have to any potential collector.