Brand: Guns Craft

[Model] Rug purse

[Actual size] 22.5cm x 16.5cm

[Color] BLUE

[Material] 100% wool

[Country of manufacture] America

[Era] ~1940s

[Condition] USED
*Wool parts damaged, moth-eaten, discolored (see images)
*Damage and dirt on the inner fabric


【Description of item】
This is a Guns Craft Chimayo purse from the 1940s.

A rare item made from hand-woven Chimayo blanket fabric.
The zipper is a clear color that looks like it is made of plastic.
The snap buttons are SCOVILL ZEPHYR.
Comes with a triangle shaped concho.

[Ganscraft]
Julius Gans, originally a lawyer from Chicago, Illinois,
After a trip to New Mexico, he went from collector to businessman, and in 1915, to meet the growing number of tourists, he opened Julius Gans' Southwestern Arts and Crafts on the Plaza South side of Santa Fe.
"Ganscraft" and "SOUTHWEST ATRS & CRAFTS" are the company's brand names.
Later, in the 1930s, Ganscraft is said to have commercialized the "Chimayo Purse," which featured a Talon zipper, lining, and Navajo silver buttons.