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Their wealthy owners engaged in few commercial exchanges requiring cash. Some were used as 'sweet bags', holding perfumed powder or dried flowers to cover body odours in an age before regular bathing. Other purses served as a form of 'gift wrapping' for small presents or gifts of money. 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