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Splatnext said:
Wow she is a beauty!:love:
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vickenator said:
Gorgeous, gorgeous work. What a stunning piece of leathercrafting. Thanks for sharing it!
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tealocean said:
Wow! What a difference! You made the bag glow!
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LunaSilver said:
Your Julia looks brand new and drop dead gorgeous. You are always able to find most amazing bags at great price.
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Thanks, but my secret is that I buy too many bags! That way I'm bound to get lucky sometimes!
 
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My new Thompson Julia 11376 has an unusual feature that I have never seen on a Coach bag before. Not only does it have a leather slip pocket on the front of the body of the bag that is covered by the flap - like a Stewardess Bag, but it also has a leather slip pocket on the inside of the flap, above the fold. I wonder if I will remember to use it because it is in such an unexpected place?!

Has anyone seen that type of pocket on other Coach bags? I guess it wasn't too popular!

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katev said:
My new Thompson Julia 11376 has an unusual feature that I have never seen on a Coach bag before. Not only does it have a leather slip pocket on the front of the body of the bag that is covered by the flap - like a Stewardess Bag, but it also has a leather slip pocket on the inside of the flap, above the fold. I wonder if I will remember to use it because it is in such an unexpected place?!

Has anyone seen that type of pocket on other Coach bags? I guess it wasn't too popular!

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I'm not sure if that upper pocket (under the flap) is supposed to be a pocket. It might be designed that way to dress up the underside of the flap more nicely than bare leather.

It'd be impractical as a pocket because when you open the bag, whatever is in the pocket would fall out.
 
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BeenBurned said:
I'm not sure if that upper pocket (under the flap) is supposed to be a pocket. It might be designed that way to dress up the underside of the flap more nicely than bare leather.

It'd be impractical as a pocket because when you open the bag, whatever is in the pocket would fall out.
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That occurred to me also, but it is an odd way to finish a bag. At least this bag has the D-ring attachment inside the bag; that was a feature I really liked a lot and I'm still mad that they discontinued it!

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katev said:
Here are the after pics of my Mahogany Legacy Thompson Julia Hobo 11376 from 2008, and I am very pleased with the results!

The bag is now clean and the leather responded really well to bathing and conditioning, the scratches and stains have disappeared or are much less noticeable, and the striped lining didn't turn brown! I didn't polish the brass much because I like that antique look, but I had to give a strong shine to the coach button snap because it was very badly tarnished.

My original plan for dealing with the missing Thompson brass script fob and studded whiplash hangtag were just to decorate the bag with a plain, brown leather hangtag. I had one that was a good color match and I treated it the same as the bag during the rehab so that they look well together.

But as I worked on the bag and saw how beautiful it is, I decided that I also wanted to replace the distinctive Thompson "Coach" script circular brass fob. I found one on ebay for $25 shipped and I am glad that I decided to get it.

So my total investment in this rehab is $65 for the bag, script fob, and shipping, and that's not bad for a bag that originally cost $498!

It's a heavy bag, but I don't find it uncomfortable because the wide strap and sleek design keeps it well-balanced on my shoulder.

Here are the After pics and also the Coach information about it that @Catbird9 found on the Internet Wayback Machine - isn't she a beauty?!

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This came out great!!
 
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katev said:
Here are the after pics of my Mahogany Legacy Thompson Julia Hobo 11376 from 2008, and I am very pleased with the results!

The bag is now clean and the leather responded really well to bathing and conditioning, the scratches and stains have disappeared or are much less noticeable, and the striped lining didn't turn brown! I didn't polish the brass much because I like that antique look, but I had to give a strong shine to the coach button snap because it was very badly tarnished.

My original plan for dealing with the missing Thompson brass script fob and studded whiplash hangtag were just to decorate the bag with a plain, brown leather hangtag. I had one that was a good color match and I treated it the same as the bag during the rehab so that they look well together.

But as I worked on the bag and saw how beautiful it is, I decided that I also wanted to replace the distinctive Thompson "Coach" script circular brass fob. I found one on ebay for $25 shipped and I am glad that I decided to get it.

So my total investment in this rehab is $65 for the bag, script fob, and shipping, and that's not bad for a bag that originally cost $498!

It's a heavy bag, but I don't find it uncomfortable because the wide strap and sleek design keeps it well-balanced on my shoulder.

Here are the After pics and also the Coach information about it that @Catbird9 found on the Internet Wayback Machine - isn't she a beauty?!

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Beautiful! It came out great! I definitely would have bought the missing charm as well. I like my bags to be as complete as possible. It’s funny because I only recently “discovered” this bag and then you started posting about it! Nice to see it’s journey!
 
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CoachMaven said:
This came out great!!
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Syren said:
Beautiful! It came out great! I definitely would have bought the missing charm as well. I like my bags to be as complete as possible. It’s funny because I only recently “discovered” this bag and then you started posting about it! Nice to see it’s journey!
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Thanks! I also try and make my rehab bags as intact and complete as possible - and hangtags and straps are the biggest challenge - where do they all go?!

I am carrying my Thompson Julia for the first time today and I am really enjoying it!
 
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vickenator said:
Oh my god, I had no idea there was the possibility that my beloved nickel hardware might be plated over brass. Thanks for the warning on this because now I know to never remove the nickel hardware! Ugh, sorry to hear of all your struggles with it, though.
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It seems to be the China made bags that have these thinly coated turnlocks. The bag they came off was from 2005. The bag I poached from was a 2002 Costa Rican.
 
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katev said:
Here are the after pics of my Mahogany Legacy Thompson Julia Hobo 11376 from 2008, and I am very pleased with the results!

The bag is now clean and the leather responded really well to bathing and conditioning, the scratches and stains have disappeared or are much less noticeable, and the striped lining didn't turn brown! I didn't polish the brass much because I like that antique look, but I had to give a strong shine to the coach button snap because it was very badly tarnished.

My original plan for dealing with the missing Thompson brass script fob and studded whiplash hangtag were just to decorate the bag with a plain, brown leather hangtag. I had one that was a good color match and I treated it the same as the bag during the rehab so that they look well together.

But as I worked on the bag and saw how beautiful it is, I decided that I also wanted to replace the distinctive Thompson "Coach" script circular brass fob. I found one on ebay for $25 shipped and I am glad that I decided to get it.

So my total investment in this rehab is $65 for the bag, script fob, and shipping, and that's not bad for a bag that originally cost $498!

It's a heavy bag, but I don't find it uncomfortable because the wide strap and sleek design keeps it well-balanced on my shoulder.

Here are the After pics and also the Coach information about it that @Catbird9 found on the Internet Wayback Machine - isn't she a beauty?!

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Isn’t it so satisfying to see dramatic difference? I love this!!
 
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