Novelty bags don't come much quirkier than this Cassette-shaped tote bag, which is currently for sale at Truffle Shuffle.
It is what it says – a large bag shaped like an old cassette tape, with a handle that looks not unlike some that loose tape that always hung out of old cassettes.
Ideal for a beach or shopper, but especially good for getting you attention, it sells for £7.99.
Random Retail produce cotton cushions and tote bags based on the typography of vintage signs.
The two designs show are a couple of examples from their collection. The bag on the left reproduces an advert for a furniture auction in Bembridge in 1923, offering everything from settees to a rowing boat. It's available in red, green, blue and grey and, as a nice touch, the back of the back shows an old bus timetable for getting to Bembridge. In contrast, the cushion shows a sign for alerting the fire brigade, slightly adapted for the cushion design.
Random Retail's bags cost £22 while the cushions cost £30.
See the range online
If you are Scottish and of a certain age, you are likely to recognise the design Gillian Kyle has used on her new bag, featuring the packaging for the Creamola Foam drink.
For those less in the know, Creamola foam was a soft drink manufactured, as it says on the bag, in the form of soluble crystals. It was made in Glasgow and sold from the fifties until 1998 when Nestlé ceased production of the drink. If you're eager to try some, there's apparently now an independent company who manufacture a similar drink but until you track them down, this bag is a tasty substitute. The charming packaging of the crystals has been foil printed in fuchsia onto a plain cotton tote.
If you've got a sweet tooth for all things Scottish, Kyle was the artist behind the Tunnock's Tea Cake tote bag we featured a little while back.
You can get the back for £17.50.
Buy it from Folksy
According to Adidas, this vintage football bag goes back 'several decades'. How many? We don't know, but we like the cut of its faux leather cloth.
Good for a sports bag or a weekend bag, it offers up a large main storage area, side pocket, bottom zip compartment and a 'Beautiful Game' print inside.
Available online, it sells for £85.
Clip frame bags and purses are often remembered as items our grandmothers owned, which is surely an instant solidification of their vintage-look credentials. They needn't be fusty, though, with classically stylish versions like this Clip Frame Bag from Per Una at Marks and Spencer.
Made from a patent plastic material, the fabric has a real mid sixties appeal. The simplistic and uncomplicated structure fits well with a retro appeal, above and beyond the classic clip frame in silver. Available in both a muted lilac and a spot-designed olive green, the colours avoid being too modern.
Get it online or in M&S shops for just £25.
