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

[Vlad]

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Thank you and be safe!

 

[Lake Effect]

Oh the vintage ones are heavy? I have a 75th anniversary and it’s fairly light. Of course not leather inside out though. Argh but the vintage one looks so pretty...

I like them, lol and I appear to be in the minority. I am a fan a bags that are roughly 11 inches by 8 inches. And yes, the original weight leather is not the anniversary leather. And true, the flap is extra weight as are the leather for front and back slip pockets. But I loved that back in the old m-f, 9 to often after 5 routine, I could always tuck one more thing in it going out the door. When wearing only a shirt or tee, I could make it work cross body.

 

[Lake Effect]

they are lovely ...weighed mine for @houseof999 and it was 2.64pounds.

Jeez! Thanks for the heads up, @Narnanz. You saved my shoulder BIG TIME

So as you see, I am enjoying my Sunday coffee reading up on the last week. And learned new info on cosmetic cases. When I read how heavy your Patty was, Narnanz, I was like, really? Really? So I got out my taupe Patty, 1996, put it on my food scale and it weighs 2 lbs, 1.5 oz.! Glad I got the slightly lighter one. lol. Having broad shoulders must help my affinity for some styles lol. I am also feeling a little pleased with my upper body strength

 

[Lake Effect]

Coach made SLGs (small leather goods) in half a dozen different countries. I don't think there's any way to know where any of them were made unless they're actually stamped, and not all of them were. That style of squeeze key pouch was probably made by Coach and dozens if not hundreds of other companies for a very long time, Coach even describes it in the 1986 catalog as an old favorite making its first mail order appearance. I remember my grandmother having one although it wasn't made by Coach. My grandmother passed away in the mid 1960s so you can judge how old the design is.

Coach made ONLY small leather goods until around 1962 when they added handbags to their inventory. They had a Squeeze Keycase in their 1986 catalog and were certainly making them long before that, there's just no paper record of it and the small details such as the Coach stamp and keyring may have been slightly different.

The design details in your example match Coach's pictures from their Summer 1986 catalog where it is described as "New" and style number 7215 so it could be at least 30 or 35 years old. It seems to have disappeared from the paper catalogs about 3 or 4 years later although that doesn't mean it was removed from their inventory, it could still have been in the stores especially around the holidays. So mid to late 1980s are the only years we're sure about. Burgundy was one of the available colors but color can change over 35 years so I'm not comfortably guessing colors.

Here's Coach's listing from the Summer 1986 catalog:

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Boy. This takes me way back to the days of only having a car key, trunk key and either a house, apt or dorm key.
eta, I guess I should really find the vintage person thread and post this there.

 

[Hyacinth]

Boy. This takes me way back to the days of only having a car key, trunk key and either a house, apt or dorm key.
eta, I guess I should really find the vintage person thread and post this there.

Yep. Can you even imagine trying to fit today's car keys with computer chips, alarms, remote starters and heaven knows what else in one of those? I can barely fit mine in the outside pockets of some of my handbags.

 

[monogirl]

Genuine, it was just called (Surprise!) a Backpack, maybe the first or one of the first ones Coach made, and was made between 1991 and 1993. The style number was 509.

Thank you so much Hyacinth. I appreciate it! Lol that’s it’s a “Backpack”

 

[Coachaddict4020]

I found another BT watson locally (woohoo!) could I please have it authenticated?

Item: Watson- measurements: 7 inches x 8 inches

Seller username: Kijiji User

Link: N/A- seller deleted it. Ive included a screenshot of the listing I took before our meet up

 

[BeenBurned]

I found another BT watson locally (woohoo!) could I please have it authenticated?

Item: Watson- measurements: 7 inches x 8 inches

Seller username: Kijiji User

Link: N/A- seller deleted it. Ive included a screenshot of the listing I took before our meet up

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It's fine.

 

[Coachaddict4020]

It's fine.

Yay! Thank you!

 

[Coachaddict4020]

Lastly, could I have this compact pouch authenticated as well? It came from the same seller

Measurements: 7.5 inches x 8 inches

 

[Hyacinth]

Lastly, could I have this compact pouch authenticated as well? It came from the same seller

Measurements: 7.5 inches x 8 inches

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It's genuine, from the late 1980s

 

[Coachaddict4020]

It's genuine, from the late 1980s

Thank you! Much appreciated

 

[Jacynthe]

Dear authenticators, request to authenticate please. Thank you!!!

Item: 9085 large tote, bucket, feedbag
Where purchased or how obtained; thrift store
Comments: dimensions are 13" height, 15" width, 9" depth

 

[BeenBurned]

Dear authenticators, request to authenticate please. Thank you!!!

Item: 9085 large tote, bucket, feedbag
Where purchased or how obtained; thrift store
Comments: dimensions are 13" height, 15" width, 9" depth

Authentic.

 

[Jacynthe]

Authentic.

Thank you sooo much BeenBurned!! As always, I appreciate your time and knowledge!!!

 

[Jacynthe]

Dear authenticators, request to authenticate please. Thank you!

Item: Metropolitan?
Where purchased or how obtained; thrift store
Comments: dimensions are 8 1/2" height, 9" width, 2 1/2" depth