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Beautiful! And it's a genuine Stewardess. Your Hubby has a very good eye for quality. :tup:

The change in angles can make a big difference in how a bag appears to people in photos. And that one is a classic probably from the mid-1980s. Lucky lady!

Here's Coach's page from their 1986 Summer catalog:
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and here's how it got its name - from a United Airlines ad showing their cabin crew uniforms from the early to middle 1980s:

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Wow tha k you for your help :)
 


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Hello,
Can you please authenticate the following:
Item: coach rambler
Site ebay
Seller: isanav-86
Link:
Thank you
 
Hello,
Can you please authenticate the following:
Item: coach rambler
Site ebay
Seller: isanav-86
Link:
Thank you
It's authentic.
 
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Hello!

Can someone please tell me if this is an authentic bag? Found at goodwill.
 

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Hi Authenticators:
Item: Basic Bag/Zippered Clutch
Where purchased or how obtained: Estate Sale
Comments: I’ve never seen one without a Talon zipper. Is that an indication of year, factory, or...whatnot?
Thank you in advance.
 

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Hi Authenticators:
Item: Basic Bag/Zippered Clutch
Where purchased or how obtained: Estate Sale
Comments: I’ve never seen one without a Talon zipper. Is that an indication of year, factory, or...whatnot?
Thank you in advance.


I haven't seen that zipper style before either but the bag is genuine, probably from the very early 1980s. The zipper mechanism might be a non-Coach replacement.
 
Hello,
Can you please authenticate the following:
Item: coach rambler
Site ebay
Seller: isanav-86
Link:
Thank you


Just to add after looking at the seller's description - the seller is WAAAAAAAY off on the year of manufacture, it was NOT made between 1960 and 1969. The year code should actually read "04" instead of just "4" and the bag was made in Costa Rica in 2004, so technically it's not even considered "vintage" yet, and it wasn't made in the US. I hope you weren't expecting a 50-year old bag!

Please don't ever expect every single seller to have a clue about the details or history or sometimes even the name of what he or she is selling. That bag was called a Rambler's LEGACY, not a Rambler. It wasn't even introduced until around 1998-99. The Rambler - one word - is a style from the 1980s that was re-issued several times since then, but it's larger and has a long tab that holds the turnlock.
 
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