Thanks, Hyacinth! I’ll continue the search
Vintage Coach Photos & Chat
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Several possibilities:
While Coach's standard templates showed all the plants how to cut identical pieces of leather, I doubt if they showed exactly where to punch the strap holes
and/or
there were no set measurements at all and once the first strap was punched according to where the leather worker thought it should be, all the rest followed suit.
or
Someone at one end or the other didn't convert inches to centimeters correctly and missed by 2 or 3 cm.
or
the average plant employee in the DR or Costa Rica was a bit shorter than the typical US employee and punched the straps to fit their body type and height
or
??????
Take your pick.
And remember The Mantra! "The most consistent thing about Coach is their inconsistency".
Thank you Hyacinth! Oh! inches to centimeters..didn't that happen to NASA at one time? Good to know!Several possibilities:
While Coach's standard templates showed all the plants how to cut identical pieces of leather, I doubt if they showed exactly where to punch the strap holes
and/or
there were no set measurements at all and once the first strap was punched according to where the leather worker thought it should be, all the rest followed suit.
or
Someone at one end or the other didn't convert inches to centimeters correctly and missed by 2 or 3 cm.
or
the average plant employee in the DR or Costa Rica was a bit shorter than the typical US employee and punched the straps to fit their body type and height
or
??????
Take your pick.
Was that during the Hubble's construction, or something else? I don't remember the exact circumstances or what program was affected.
It was the Mars Orbiter (not sure if thats the official name) IIRC. I read about it a while ago. Always triple check your measurements people! Lol
Mars probe 1999, ? United States still is in imperial?
I bring this up every time I screw up at work.
Measure twice cut once, my old Dad used to say.
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I’m hoping to get some feedback on a ranch bag I just purchased from Etsy - I paid a little more than I normally would because of the color and it was already rehabbed. It arrived today and there is a little tear on the leather buckle attachment. I’m not sure if it’s structural and if I should worry about it. In terms of disclosure, the seller said no rips or tears but included a picture of the side, though this was not obvious. How would you handle it? Live with it? Dispute it? I don’t expect vintage bags to be perfect and I can live with aesthetic problems, but not structural.
Picture from the sellers listing:
This is one I took when it arrived:
Sellers description:
Picture from the sellers listing:
This is one I took when it arrived:
Sellers description:
Hm, If the bag was rehabbed, that tear you show in the picture is pretty hard to miss during the rehab process & would be something Id disclose in the listing. If it’s bothering you & there are doubts in your mind, I would return it because its not as described. If you still want to keep it, contact the seller and show him/her the tear, see if you can get a partial refund (is that even possible on Etsy?). It doesn’t look too bad, but my only concern would be it spreading overtime with use!
That leather loop is where the weight of the bag hangs on the brass hardware- I would think that without repair it will continue to tear.
Bummer. Is it beginning to tear on the other side as well? In your pic, it looks like the right side could be splitting.
I would open a return, not as described.