I recently came across these old school painted signs/advertisements on a couple of buildings near 5th Avenue and 33rd Street and Madison Avenue and 32nd Street. They all seem to be advertising handbags and the like. I looked up the companies listed. Here is what I found.
Robert Bestien was located at 1 East 33rd Street from 1978 to 1987. The company specialized in handbags and leather goods since the 1950s.
The Magid Handbags name brand has been around since 1916 and was created by Eastern European immigrants Anna and Isaac Magid. As per the MagicNYC website The, The Rand family led by patriarch Moishe Rand started making handbags in 1956 and is still a family owned and run company in the hands of the Rands.
The Coblentz Bag Company was created by Frenchman Louis B. Coblentz and was established in 1935 at 6 West 33rd Street. The company would move to 30 East 33rd Street in 1938. They were there until the business went out of business in 1980.
For Further Reading:
Robert Bestien, 1 E. 33rd St. (2003) from 14to42.net
Magid, Coblentz, Alan Miller, etc., 30 E. 33rd St. (Crystal Bldg.) near Madison Ave. (2002) from 14to42.net
MagidNYC.com
The Coblentz Bag Company from the Bag Lady Emporium website