UP FOR AUCTION I HAVE THIS WOW, DRAMATIC AND RARE PURSE THAT I HAVE NOT SEEN ONE LIKE THIS BEFORE! THIS MELBOURNE HANDBAG WAS MADE IN USA PROBABLY LATE 50S OR EARLY 60S. THE PURSE IS MADE FROM A VERY SOFT BLACK SUEDE LEATHER WITH A BLACK LEATHER HANDLE. ALL HARDWARE IS DONE IN A SILVER TONE AND CLASP IS IN PERFECT WORKING ORDER. THE INTERIOR IS DONE IN A SPOTLESS BLACK SATIN TYPE MATERIAL WITH ONE SIDE HAS A SMALL ZIPPERED COMPARTMENT WHICH ZIPPER WORKS AND OF COURSE THERE IS THE MELBOURNE LABEL. WHAT MAKES THIS PURSE SO UNIQUE IS THE FRONT OF THE BAG!! THERE IS A GRADUATING SIZE FROM NARROW TO LARGER PIECE OF CLEAR VINYL GOING UP AND DOWN THE CENTER. ON EACH SIDE OF THE VINYL ARE TINY RHINESTONES WITH EACH STONE HAS A BLACK CIRCULAR FRAME. IT FIRST APPEARS THAT SOME STONES ARE MISSING BUT THEY ARE NOT. SOME STONES DUE TO AGE ARE DARKER BUT MOST ARE FROM THE BLACK FRAME SURROUNDING EACH STONE WHICH MAKES IT LOOK LIKE A STONE MIGHT NOT BE THERE. LOOK CLOSELY AND YOU WILL SEE ALL STONES ARE THERE!! PURSE MEASURES 9 3/4 INCHES IN HEIGHT WITHOUT STRAP, 9 1/2 INCHES IN WIDTH AT WIDEST POINT AND STRAP ADDS 5 1/2 INCHES IN HEIGHT. THIS WOULD BE THE PERFECT GIFT FOR THE WOMAN THAT LOVES THE UNUSUAL AND RARE! PERFECT FOR THE SEASON! IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS PLEASE EMAIL ME BEFORE AUCTION END. I SHIP USPS PRIORITY , PARCEL OR FIRST CLASS DEPENDING ON THE SIZE AND WEIGHT OF ITEM. ITEM WILL BE COVERED BY INSURANCE. I DO COMBINE SHIPPING IF FEASIBLE. I OFFER FREE LOCAL PICK UP. MANY OF MY ITEMS ARE VINTAGE WHICH MEANS THEY ARE NOT MINT UNLESS SO SPECIFIED. I TRY TO DESCRIBE EACH ITEM ACCURATELY AND POINT OUT ANY DEFECTS IN THE DESCRIPTION AND PHOTOS. MOST OF MY ITEMS ARE FROM ESTATE SALES OR AUCTIONS AND THEREFORE I DO NOT ALWAYS KNOW WHERE ITEM ORIGINATED FROM AND MAY HAVE COME FROM A SMOKEY ENVIRONMENT OR WHERE PETS WERE LOCATED. I  AM KNOWN FOR MY CAREFUL PACKING. BID WITH CONFIDENCE! YOU WON'T BE DISAPPOINTED!