Authenticate This COACH - **see first post for format**

[Vlad]

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Please post authenticity questions related to COACH in this thread. No PMs please.
For further information, please refer to the first post on page 1 of this thread.

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• Before you submit a request for authentication, please search this thread to make sure that the item has not previously been authenticated by searching the seller ID and/or item number. This is not a thread to ask general questions about COACH, please refer to our main Coach forum for such information.
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• FOR ITEMS LISTED ONLINE:
  Item:
  Listing number:
  Seller and site where listed
  Link:
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  Item:
  Where purchased or how obtained
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BASIC PICTURES REQUIRED (but more may be requested): If necessary pictures are in the listing, it's not necessary to upload and duplicate them.

• Front of item
• Back of item
• Full clear and legible creed text and serial number
• Made in tags (when available)
• Measurements
• For bags with turnlock closures, show pictures of back of female side of turnlock
• For bags with magnetic snaps, show pictures of the male part of the snap so that the numbers and letters on it can be read
• If applicable, search interior of bag and/or pockets for small white tag with production information and include a picture of that.

Thank you and be safe!

 

[Dragonflyzoe]

No, that was my fault, I'm sorry if it sounded bad. We can usually tell if a bag has a different style of strap than what's in the catalog or on a webpage, but it's impossible to know if it's actually been replaced. The STYLE and details of the strap on yours are correct for a Stewardess that was made for the airlines - double thickness, smooth, no large brass grommets on the strap, that sort of thing, but whether it's the original strap or a replacement in the correct style is impossible to know. If it turns out to actually have a stamped logo that we somehow missed, that would be a good indication that it's the original strap.

Even with the airline versions, we know that United Airlines bags had their logo stamped on the strap but if Coach also sold that style to other airlines I don't remember seeing any with other airlines' logos. There's still a lot about vintage bags we DON'T know.

I really appreciate your generosity and kindness taking time to explain further for me @Hyacinth - and I value every snippet of insight you share with me and everyone else here on TPF. The above information is extremely worthwhile, thank you once again.

She has already received her first coat of CPR.

Stay safe

Zoe xx

 

[Dragonflyzoe]

I really appreciate your generosity and kindness taking time to explain further for me @Hyacinth - and I value every snippet of insight you share with me and everyone else here on TPF. The above information is extremely worthwhile, thank you once again.

She has already received her first coat of CPR.

Stay safe

Zoe xx

Hello Again @Hyacinth

Well...I’ve just removed the strap for a 2nd coat of CPR, and on the underside there is the attached marking embossed into the leather...who knew...?! The colour differentiation is due to me trying to sharpen up the images...

Does this mean anything? If I should be in a different thread, apologies.

Many thanks in advance, as always.

Zoe xx

 

[Bedok]

Hello, I posted earlier on the first of my Coach bags. Thanks again Hyacinth for verifying that it is authentic.

This is the second, again, most probably bought in Japan.

Thank you.

 

[BeenBurned]

Hello Again @Hyacinth

Well...I’ve just removed the strap for a 2nd coat of CPR, and on the underside there is the attached marking embossed into the leather...who knew...?! The colour differentiation is due to me trying to sharpen up the images...

Does this mean anything? If I should be in a different thread, apologies.

Many thanks in advance, as always.

Zoe xx

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That's it! That's the United Airlines logo!

 

[BeenBurned]

Hello, I posted earlier on the first of my Coach bags. Thanks again Hyacinth for verifying that it is authentic.

This is the second, again, most probably bought in Japan.

Thank you.

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It's an authentic Soho hobo made in 2004 but I don't know the official name.

 

[Bedok]

Thank you, Been Burned. Happy to know that it is authentic. Was a bit worried since I couldn’t find any image of a similar bag.

 

[BeenBurned]

Thank you, Been Burned. Happy to know that it is authentic. Was a bit worried since I couldn’t find any image of a similar bag.

Although I'm not a Poshmark fan, I did find a picture of a listing on Poshmark for the same bag.

 

[bankermtg]

Please authenticate the following Coach bags. They are on Shopgoodwill.com. Thank you.

Item: Stewardess
Listing number: 112419467
Seller and site where listed: Shopgoodwill.com
Link: https://www.shopgoodwill.com/Item/112419467
Comments:

Item: Coach City Willis
Listing Number: 112447736
Seller/Site: Shopgoodwill.com
Link: https://www.shopgoodwill.com/Item/112447736
Comments:

Item: Station Bag
Listing number: 112679891
Link: https://www.shopgoodwill.com/Item/112679891
Seller/Site Shopgoodwill.com
Comments: per description no. = No. K4C 5130 Think this fake. The holders for the top handle look wrong as does the padding for the closure (too narrow) and it should not have an inside zip pocket.

Last one

Item: Coach hampton?
Listing number: 112750595
Link: https://www.shopgoodwill.com/Item/112750595
Seller/Site: Shopgoodwill.com
Comments:

 

[shrnirons]

Hi. What is the opinion of bags made in Costa Rica? I have spied this on ShopGoodwill.com

Used Vintage Coach Legacy Crossbody Purse

www.shopgoodwill.com

I apologize if Im doing something wrong here.

 

[Hyacinth]

Hello Again @Hyacinth

Well...I’ve just removed the strap for a 2nd coat of CPR, and on the underside there is the attached marking embossed into the leather...who knew...?! The colour differentiation is due to me trying to sharpen up the images...

Does this mean anything? If I should be in a different thread, apologies.

Many thanks in advance, as always.

Zoe xx

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WOOT !!! United Airlines!

WE HAVE A WINNAH !!!!


Here's United's logo from the 1980s:


and here's the logo from another genuine United Stewardess Bag, click on the thumbnail:




Congratulations!

 

[bankermtg]

WOOT !!! United Airlines!

WE HAVE A WINNAH !!!!


Here's United's logo from the 1980s:
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and here's the logo from another genuine United Stewardess Bag, click on the thumbnail:

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Congratulations!

OMG!! I am speechless. Congrats!!

 

[ferpers]

IMPORTANT READ-ME

• FOR ITEMS NOT LISTED ONLINE:
  Item: Coach B1220-F191888
  Where purchased or how obtained: As a gift from my grandmother
  Comments: Abt. 17x11 (without straps) Thanks for any help!

 

[Hyacinth]

Hello Again @Hyacinth

Well...I’ve just removed the strap for a 2nd coat of CPR, and on the underside there is the attached marking embossed into the leather...who knew...?! The colour differentiation is due to me trying to sharpen up the images...

Does this mean anything? If I should be in a different thread, apologies.

Many thanks in advance, as always.

Zoe xx

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And a few more photos for your collection, United's photos of the cabin attendants' uniforms from 1981-1986, click on the thumbnails:

 

[Hyacinth]

Hi. What is the opinion of bags made in Costa Rica? I have spied this on ShopGoodwill.com

Used Vintage Coach Legacy Crossbody Purse

www.shopgoodwill.com

I apologize if Im doing something wrong here.

You're doing everything right, don't worry!

The bag is a Legacy Small Zip made in 1998. The Costa Rica bags are usually listed by many of the vintage collectors here as being their favorite Coach leathers, because of the thickness and softness of the leather and the quality of the workmanship. They're also much less likely to be fake than vintage bags with USA or Italy creeds.

And don't worry about the apparently upside-down 8 in the serial number, we've seen that in genuine Costa Rica bags before.

 

[Hyacinth]

Please authenticate the following Coach bags. They are on Shopgoodwill.com. Thank you.

Item: Stewardess
Listing number: 112419467
Seller and site where listed: Shopgoodwill.com
Link: https://www.shopgoodwill.com/Item/112419467
Comments:

Item: Coach City Willis
Listing Number: 112447736
Seller/Site: Shopgoodwill.com
Link: https://www.shopgoodwill.com/Item/112447736
Comments:

Item: Station Bag
Listing number: 112679891
Link: https://www.shopgoodwill.com/Item/112679891
Seller/Site Shopgoodwill.com
Comments: per description no. = No. K4C 5130 Think this fake. The holders for the top handle look wrong as does the padding for the closure (too narrow) and it should not have an inside zip pocket.

Last one

Item: Coach hampton?
Listing number: 112750595
Link: https://www.shopgoodwill.com/Item/112750595
Seller/Site: Shopgoodwill.com
Comments:

1- genuine Stewardess, 1999. A reissue of the original version

2- genuine, from 2012

3- did you get the serial number from Goodwill? You're correct, it definitely shouldn't have a zipper on the inside pocket. And the hardware looks more like nickel than brass and wouldn't have been available on ANY Coach made in 1994.