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#81,661
Good morning!
May I get your opinion on this cute red bag? Measures approximately 7 inches by 5 inches.
Item: I don't know name :sad:
Where purchased or how obtained: I bought it many years ago, I believe from ebay.
Comments: The mark underneath the numbers is an indentation caused by the back of turn lock clasp.
If authentic, is there a name for the bag, and approximately year of production? Thanks again :flowers:


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#81,664
dolali said:
Good morning!
May I get your opinion on this cute red bag? Measures approximately 7 inches by 5 inches.
Item: I don't know name :sad:
Where purchased or how obtained: I bought it many years ago, I believe from ebay.
Comments: The mark underneath the numbers is an indentation caused by the back of turn lock clasp.
If authentic, is there a name for the bag, and approximately year of production? Thanks again :flowers:


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It's genuine and was called a Mini Pouch style number 9740 and was made in 1986 or 1987.

From a 1986 catalog:
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#81,673
Hyacinth said:
That's an unusual one. The Lexus bags are harder to authenticate because there aren't many examples. The only other ones I could find from that time period are from 1996. The M plant code was a "floater", and other M codes from that year (1997) in my files are all in handbags and from both the US and Costa Rica, but the font in this one seems to match several 502 and 503 Cabin Bags from 1996 and made in what was coded as the "G" plant at the time ("G" was possibly also a "floater" code), so I'm 99 percent sure it's authentic. The G plant in the mid-1990s made predominantly, if maybe not exclusively, luggage and travel items and used a standard size "G" in their stamp, (stamps with a slightly outsize G may have been used in handbag-only plants. MAYBE). The linings also look the same.

The Cabin Bag Large did originally came with a Coach-branded lock and a luggage tag.
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Thank you so much for all of these details. I love the specifics and speculation about where this may have been made. It’s really like a deductive treasure hunt sometimes!
 
#81,674
mscheirer said:
Good morning! I’ve been thinking about this bag for a little bit and decided to check if it’s authentic before I think about it any more

Item: COACH Vintage Small Saddle Bag NYC Leather & Twill Purse see flaws read descript
Listing number: 185851012460
Seller and site where listed: eBay, andreaoh123
Link: https://www.ebay.com/itm/185851012460
Comments:

Thank you in advance
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It's authentic.
 
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