Agree with what Whatev said, and also notice that the creed says this is burnished leather. It will not have an even consistent color all over the bag, burnishing mimics the look of wear around the edges. Keep that in mind so you don’t think it’s flawed, lol! Good luck, it’s a great bag
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A question for you is, do you want to restore it as it was? Or find a fun/attractive more modern replacement? There are often vintage straps alone for sale, just got to scour the internet. Or, find a Coach bag to buy suitable for cannibalizing it's strap. If you want a new look, I really like Coach's linked colorful straps. I found a similar on etsy.
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I found one! A soon rehab project for me!Looks beautiful! Now I want one.
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Maybe. If you dunk, use warm water and rub at them in the water. Stuff the bag with towels to the shape you want when it is drying.
Here's one of my projects that had indents. There were still color changes, but the feel was flush and smooth. I rolled the leather between my fingers counter to the indents, and changed angles and did more.
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One of the fun things I learned about the NY City basic bags, some have an "anchor" stamped on the brass clips. You could see if yours does! They called it "nautical hardware."I'm so excited, I scored big time today with a 1970s Basic Bag. I've been absolutely dying for an 80s or earlier Coach for so long but I can't afford any of the ones I find online, so imagine my shock when I found this scarlet beauty at the thrift shop today. $30!!! It even still had the original hangtag! Someone pinch me.
There's honestly not even much rehabbing to do, she's in fantastic shape and just needed a soak & a bit of brasso. After pics once she dries
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It does! Mine are little stamps, so cute.
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The anchors are most likely a trademark of the company that made the hardware. Coach didn't manufacture their own hardware. This particular hardware was most likely purchased from a Connecticut company called North & Judd, which had acquired Wilcox-Crittenden in the 1950s. That acquired company had been known for manufacturing marine hardware. Coach probably only used this hardware for a few years, probably in the early 80s.
Drat! The shipping and handling charges killed this deal.
$6,502.
$6,502.
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That's insane!Drat! The shipping and handling charges killed this deal.
$6,502.
yeah I was going to sell my mini Cooper to buy this Coach bag but didn't get the cash in time!
At first I thought it was $650. I had to look twice.
So, I'm finally getting around to trying out the Obenauf's Oil product. Thumbs up!
I was working on a ancient New York City classic pouch, dark, dark brown. In really rough shape. Has no strap. Ripped bottoms, big rips near the strap buckles. A couple months ago, I dunked, conditioned, and was letting it dry...and misadventure! The front got splashed with something (I think toothpaste) and sat for hours---and it ate away at the leather. So, there was a light-colored mark on the front panel. Yikes! I scrubbed it. Made the area around it worse, but didn't remove the mark. Conditioning more did not remove it, nor did Leather 'n rich. I had pretty much given up on the bag, unless I was going to dye it, which I don't want to. Saw it again on my pile the other morning and decided to work on it. Used filler on the rips, and smoothing with brown and black edgekote mixed together. And this morning, I used Obenauf's oil on the front panel. I think it's working. There's still a slight difference in texture where the splash was, but the whiteness disappeared and the brown color has come back. I think I've saved the bag! It says on the bottle full "darkening" color returns takes 7 - 10 days. So far, so good!
I was working on a ancient New York City classic pouch, dark, dark brown. In really rough shape. Has no strap. Ripped bottoms, big rips near the strap buckles. A couple months ago, I dunked, conditioned, and was letting it dry...and misadventure! The front got splashed with something (I think toothpaste) and sat for hours---and it ate away at the leather. So, there was a light-colored mark on the front panel. Yikes! I scrubbed it. Made the area around it worse, but didn't remove the mark. Conditioning more did not remove it, nor did Leather 'n rich. I had pretty much given up on the bag, unless I was going to dye it, which I don't want to. Saw it again on my pile the other morning and decided to work on it. Used filler on the rips, and smoothing with brown and black edgekote mixed together. And this morning, I used Obenauf's oil on the front panel. I think it's working. There's still a slight difference in texture where the splash was, but the whiteness disappeared and the brown color has come back. I think I've saved the bag! It says on the bottle full "darkening" color returns takes 7 - 10 days. So far, so good!
