This may just have been something that was popular in my area. I grew up in Alton, IL (30 mins from St. Louis). In the mid to late 80's there was a purse that I think was called a Tom Herd (sp?) purse. It was a very hard leather and you ordered it with your initials on the front. The initials were these gold metal things about 2 inches high. It wasn't very big (about 10" x 8") with a strap that was like a buckle. At my school the thing to do was to have everyone sign the inside of the purse. Does anyone remember the actual name of the purse? I still have mine but it's at my mom's house and I was trying to look it up online.
Kim
Kim