Up for sale is a beautiful vintage 1950’s white sequined hinged evening purse (10.25” across, 8” tall, ¾” deep) from Neusteters.

It has a shoulder strap that measures 26” long.

There are some small stains and the hinges are still very strong. The name inside is Neusteters

It has been gently used but has a lot more life to give.

It is from a fine old Denver estate of a woman who worked in fashion at Neusteters (she retired in 1960), a very upscale department store in Denver, no longer in business. This purse is originally from Neusteters, according to her daughter.

A little history of Denver retail stores thanks to David Goode

“Downtown Denver was the center of the American West department store world in the early 20th Century.  Numerous stores lined 16th Street, creating a shopping district that rivaled New York.

The Neusteter Building at 720 16th Street is actually the second department store building on the site.  The original Neusteter store was three stories and much smaller.  With the boom in the 1920's, a new larger store was constructed as it stands today.

The Neusteter Building was constructed in 1923-1924, where is served as a department store until 1985.  Designed in the Chicago Commercial style by Fisher and Fisher, the building features clean lines of stone and minimal detail.  The parapet includes decorative brackets and extendwell beyond the face of the building.  Of course, the building includes the famous Chicago School window design, which features a large fixed pane flanked by double hung operable side lites.

In the 1950's, an extension to the rear of the building was added facing Stout Street.  The building was renovated in the 1990's and converted to condominiums on the upper floors, retail space on the street level and parking in the basement.

The Neusteter Building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1987.”