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whateve said:
I've seen some really old stuff possibly from the early 1900s, like this http://www.ebay.com/itm/NEWEY-ENGLA...IDE-LEATHER-EQUESTRIAN-HANDBAG-/171433475294? and this currently produced item: http://www.archiproducts.com/en/pro...ide-mouse-pad-numis-mouse-pad-pizzitutti.html

Very curious.
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Coach hide is mentioned here under Boarded Leather

http://www.kingsmerecrafts.com/page20.html

It looks like an old timey phrase used to describe saddlery quality leather? Maybe derived from stagecoach? Here's an ad from 1954 for a large bucket bag for $7.50 made from coach hide. Pretty cool.

http://news.google.com/newspapers?n...=8YEtAAAAIBAJ&sjid=V5kFAAAAIBAJ&pg=3116,38289
 
#2,282
Zuggy said:
Coach hide is mentioned here under Boarded Leather

http://www.kingsmerecrafts.com/page20.html

It looks like an old timey phrase used to describe saddlery quality leather? Maybe derived from stagecoach? Here's an ad from 1954 for a large bucket bag for $7.50 made from coach hide. Pretty cool.

http://news.google.com/newspapers?n...=8YEtAAAAIBAJ&sjid=V5kFAAAAIBAJ&pg=3116,38289
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this is really cool! It made me start googling the history of the bucket bag... Thanks for sharing!
 
#2,283
Zuggy said:
Coach hide is mentioned here under Boarded Leather

http://www.kingsmerecrafts.com/page20.html

It looks like an old timey phrase used to describe saddlery quality leather? Maybe derived from stagecoach? Here's an ad from 1954 for a large bucket bag for $7.50 made from coach hide. Pretty cool.

http://news.google.com/newspapers?n...=8YEtAAAAIBAJ&sjid=V5kFAAAAIBAJ&pg=3116,38289
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How interesting! It makes me wonder if this is why they chose the name Coach for the company.
 
#2,287
Robicslady said:
There's a facebook group called Coach Palace of purses and more and someone has a cute vintage baby blue bucket for sale. nma
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whateve said:
Those are often faked. I wouldn't recommend buying it without getting it authenticated.
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If it's the facebook account Purse Palace out of Tacoma, WA, most of what I looked at was fake -- ALL brands. (I didn't look at everything but most are obvious fakes.)

In fact, the pictures on that site look like a scene straight from Canal Street in NYC's Chinatown.
 
#2,289
I picked up this one:

bestrdh said:
Poorly listed Punch pleated Lindsey:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/COACH-MADIS...314?pt=US_CSA_WH_Handbags&hash=item2a4208d82a
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All of the "scrapes" on the bottom cleaned off easily with rubbing alcohol. But the handles are indeed quite damaged as was stated, and she was apparently packed by a deranged toddler. One of (if not the) worst packing jobs I've ever seen over many decades & various accounts buying tons of stuff on eBay; especially on an item that originally sold for $550. But all in all, I think this was a good deal on an $80 Madison Lindsey, and keeping that in mind, I'm quite happy with her.

After a little rehabbing, she came out like this:
A8AD80F5-3C4C-4196-9313-E0CBDEBAD29C_zpscuccbexg.jpg
 
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#2,290
Carrie-Anne said:
I picked up this one:



All of the "scrapes" on the bottom cleaned off easily with rubbing alcohol. But the handles are indeed quite damaged as was stated, and she was apparently packed by a deranged toddler. One of (if not the) worst packing jobs I've ever seen over many decades & various accounts buying tons of stuff on eBay; especially on an item that originally sold for $550. But all in all, I think this was a good deal on an $80 Madison Lindsey, and keeping that in mind, I'm quite happy with her.

After a little rehabbing, she came out like this:
A8AD80F5-3C4C-4196-9313-E0CBDEBAD29C_zpscuccbexg.jpg
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Congratulations. She's stunning. How did you repair the handles?
 
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