Miser's Purse by Brainerd & Armstrong Company

Miser's Purse

Crochet
Thread ?
1.3 mm
100 - 150 yards (91 - 137 m)
US
English
This pattern is available for free.

This is a Victorian pattern that seems to have been rewritten using modern US crochet terms. (see edit below)

No gauge is given, as is the case with most patterns of this era.(see below)

Edit by chipnanna:
The pattern on web archive that I just updated here shows that the instructions for this pattern ARE original, not rewritten, as it calls for Corticelli thread, but we’re referring to the same pattern, as I found the pattern by typing in the url that went to a non-working web page into web archive. Even though the thread type given is no longer available, without size, the color card shows info about thread size. (see url below for color card).

A non-dated, but pre-1922 color card made by the Corticelli Silk Company shows info about thread size called for in this pattern. Images and info about the color card can be found at https://www.needlenthread.com/2015/01/corticelli-silk-thr...