Gucci Vintage Information Thread

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#212
rhr said:
Thanks so much. Do you know the name of the hobo bag? The shopper doesn't have the traditional tag. That's why I am so confused. It was definitely bought in Italy.
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It's a variation of the Jackie

Without the Gucci script it's a bit hard. The brass tag suggests late-1980s but at that time it would have had a sig logo and a serial number and copies, even Italian copies would have had similar.
 
#213
heidi26 said:
Hi Papertiger,
thanks a lot, I am based in Europe and will take it next week to Gucci and there they should see what to do best with sending it in for repair/treatment. I really wonder how old it might be, I was searching in the net but did not find a similar bag to this...
In case you might find something, please let me know!
Thanks so much, Heidi
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I'm going to take a guess at late1940s - early 1950s. The shape and subtle padding on the edging still has a 1940s look but the typeface and chain say slightly later. I also have an Hermes Madmoiselle clutch from the early 1950s with similar edging so I think we can say this was fashionable at the time. Also, the pockets of my Gucci Croc bags from the 1960s are not trimmed with croc which makes me think it is something they stopped doing later on because of the cost of man hours. In addition, the Milan store is not stamped on your bag only their first two stores on Florence and Rome. Anyway, I'm still working on it ;)

In the 'jouney' of researching your bag I found out that my green croc is mid-1960s as I found a picture of Ursula Andress with the same model from 1966 :yahoo:
 
#217
Hi Gucci Lovers,
this is my first official post here on P.F. so please correct me if I do anything wrong.

I recently purchased this Vintage Gucci bag on ebay and was curious as to the year of origin,model, and age? The Seller assured me it was authentic and has positive feeds; any info would be helpful...

It says "gucci accessory Collection" but only has one stamp and no hardware marks which I found to be strange? If anyone has any info that would be great.
Thank you so much and best to everyone on here.;)
 
#218
heidi26 said:
Hi Papertiger,
thanks so much for your detailed answer. The size is ca.28cm in the length and ca 17cm in the height. It would be great if you could match it to your bag, I have the feeling it is old, also the condition is as you said not the best. I did put some microfibre towels inside as you suggested. How to go on with it? To send it to Gucci, how does it work? How much is this approximately and how long will it take? Is this bags I can still use every now and then or rather more like a collector's item? Thanks again for all your input! Cheers, Heidi
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I did a bit of research :cool:

Narrowing down all the time, Gucci only expanded to the Milan shop in 1951 so I guess we now know it's late-'40s - 1951. I surprised myself it's around what I guessed.

Once theyve cleaned it, maybe Gucci will ask to buy it from you for their museum :graucho:
 
#220
papertiger said:
I did a bit of research :cool:

Narrowing down all the time, Gucci only expanded to the Milan shop in 1951 so I guess we now know it's late-'40s - 1951. I surprised myself it's around what I guessed.

Once theyve cleaned it, maybe Gucci will ask to buy it from you for their museum :graucho:
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Hi Papertiger,

thank you so much for your time and research, this is really great and very much appreciated! :woohoo:

I did already speak to the guy in the local Gucci store, however they did not really have a lot of a clue there, not even how to ship it in to repair/clean it, especially since it is old and crocodile skin and they said they need special papers (which I honestly did not understand for shipping within Europe). So for now I have sent a direct request to the customer support in Florence, let's see if they come back to me, I will keep you updated!

Thanks again so much for your great help,

Heidi
 
#221
heidi26 said:
Hi Papertiger,

thank you so much for your time and research, this is really great and very much appreciated! :woohoo:

I did already speak to the guy in the local Gucci store, however they did not really have a lot of a clue there, not even how to ship it in to repair/clean it, especially since it is old and crocodile skin and they said they need special papers (which I honestly did not understand for shipping within Europe). So for now I have sent a direct request to the customer support in Florence, let's see if they come back to me, I will keep you updated!

Thanks again so much for your great help,

Heidi
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They obviously do not know what they are talking about, so annoying for you. Gucci do not need 'papers' (prob refer to a CITES) to ship within the European Union, especially when Gucci are sending Gucci bag internally :wacko:

But anyway, please keep us (esp me :p) updated with progress of your fascinating and beautiful bag.
 
#222
Please help me date my Gucci bags. If possible also write the name of the collection.

Thanks in advance :smile1:
 

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