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Could someone please authenticate this D&B bag?
From local GW...missing strap, so CHEAP!
Approx. 10.5"w at top x 8"h x 3.5"d.
Looks to me like it might be a pre-duck, pre-cloth tag Large Cavalry Trooper.
Color is faded...might have been blue or black.
Any info is much appreciated...thanks in advance!
 

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And these 2 D&B belts?
From GW Bargain Barn a while ago...
Thanks in advance, again :)
 

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Could someone please authenticate this D&B bag?
From local GW...missing strap, so CHEAP!
Approx. 10.5"w at top x 8"h x 3.5"d.
Looks to me like it might be a pre-duck, pre-cloth tag Large Cavalry Trooper.
Color is faded...might have been blue or black.
Any info is much appreciated...thanks in advance!

Nice find!
 
Could someone please authenticate this D&B bag?
From local GW...missing strap, so CHEAP!
Approx. 10.5"w at top x 8"h x 3.5"d.
Looks to me like it might be a pre-duck, pre-cloth tag Large Cavalry Trooper.
Color is faded...might have been blue or black.
Any info is much appreciated...thanks in advance!
It's authentic.
And these 2 D&B belts?
From GW Bargain Barn a while ago...
Thanks in advance, again :)
They both look good.
 

That's the correct strap for a mini zip top.

Here's the same bag from Horsekeeping's site:

http://www.horsekeeping.com/Dooney/MISC/1036-R141-ziptop-mini-blbt.htm


Thanks! Really cool for $4.99, I thought.



Yay! I've "borrowed" the strap from a vintage Carrier bag I have...works just fine! It's a very comfortable bag.

Based on pre-duck, pre-fabric tag, am I safe in guessing pre-1994-ish, or can you offer a more accurate age?
That's the good thing about bags with removable and interchangeable straps. Glad you could make it work.

I'm not super good with dating older dooneys. Sorry.

Paula on Horsekeeping.com might have some answers on her site.
 
Thanks! Really cool for $4.99, I thought.



Yay! I've "borrowed" the strap from a vintage Carrier bag I have...works just fine! It's a very comfortable bag.

Based on pre-duck, pre-fabric tag, am I safe in guessing pre-1994-ish, or can you offer a more accurate age?

Definitely pre-1994 if there is no sign of a red white and blue cloth label ever having been there.

According to this guide,

http://www.ebay.com/gds/Dooney-Bour...WL-Tack-Bags-PHOTOS-/10000000004594573/g.html

the pre-tag bags with vinyl pockets were only made during a very brief period (1985). The red white and blue sewn-in cloth labels began in 1986.
 
That's the good thing about bags with removable and interchangeable straps. Glad you could make it work.

I'm not super good with dating older dooneys. Sorry.

Paula on Horsekeeping.com might have some answers on her site.

Thanks, BeenBurned...horsekeeping.com is a valuable resource!

Definitely pre-1994 if there is no sign of a red white and blue cloth label ever having been there.

According to this guide,

http://www.ebay.com/gds/Dooney-Bour...WL-Tack-Bags-PHOTOS-/10000000004594573/g.html

the pre-tag bags with vinyl pockets were only made during a very brief period (1985). The red white and blue sewn-in cloth labels began in 1986.

Thanks for this, Catbird9! Nope, no sign of a tag ever being there. I have referred to the guide at the link you posted many times since I got my first pre-loved Dooney a few years ago...guess I read too quickly this time. 1985-ish sounds about right to me :)
 
Could you authenticate this Dooney & Bourke?
This one came around about the same time period as the previous bag.
8”w x 8”h x 3.5”d Strap drop 22”
Has NO inside tag, but has DB fob.
I've looked on eBay over the years, and never found one like it.
Any and all info is much appreciated.
As always, Thanks in advance!

Um, yeah, I am reading old posts and this purse caught my eye. I wonder if it is a prototype of the older Doonies. I can find nothing like it grrrr...

@catbird?
 
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