Gucci Vintage Information Thread

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#331
Hi guys,
I'm just wondering if you can tell me some information about this bag, i'm into vintage bags and I've been eying on this one for a while, I know the lining is not great but i think since it had been used I kinda expected the sings of wear, inside lining is not great, a bit flaky just like my other gucci vintage bag, but there is something about vintage bags that I just can't get enough of it!

here is the bag I'm on about

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/110965855846?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1497.l2649

Hopefully you guys can help me identify what kinda year it made in, or the age of the bag, just out of my curiosity :)

Thank you x
 
#332
LittleGinnie said:
Hi guys,
I'm just wondering if you can tell me some information about this bag, i'm into vintage bags and I've been eying on this one for a while, I know the lining is not great but i think since it had been used I kinda expected the sings of wear, inside lining is not great, a bit flaky just like my other gucci vintage bag, but there is something about vintage bags that I just can't get enough of it!

here is the bag I'm on about

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/110965855846?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1497.l2649

Hopefully you guys can help me identify what kinda year it made in, or the age of the bag, just out of my curiosity :)

Thank you x
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Congratulations on your win

It's an early 1980s GAC Boston (Gucci Accessories Collection)

For more info on GAC please read the beginning of this thread and proceeding posts #326 & 328
 
#334
Can anyone confirm if vintage Bostons have metal or plastic zippers? I'm looking at a few on Bonz & Ebay and it looks like the zippers are plastic? If so, that's pretty cheap of Gucci...

Thanks for your help in advance.
 
#336
kings_20 said:
Anyone? I was going through the vintage pic thread and noticed that the vintage bags do have what looks to be plastic zippers. Is that accurate?
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Inside or outside, Gucci's vintage zippers all depend on the bag and on the era the bag was made so there is no rules of thumb to depend on.
 
#337
Here are some vintage Gucci bags for everyone to ogle at (I put some more vintage images on my blog :ninja:)

From Gucci on FB:

The first is a 1970s advert featuring the horse-bit (snaffle) loafer, the BTH featuring the Leonardo print (from sketches of a bag Leonardo de Vinci made) and a range of web-stripe designs (also introduced in the 1950s)
 

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#338
Is there any way to soften up this bag to keep it from cracking any more then it is? My Mom had a decent Gucci collection from I'm assuming is the 80's and only 2 pieces were salvageable. She had a few wallets, a clutch, a TV guide holder, and another handbag that crumbled when you'd open them. I like this bag and don't want it to suffer a similar fate. Also, any info you can give me on this bag would be appreciated.

I also have a tote that I LOVE! According to my Dad, its the bag my Mom used as a diaper bag when I was little. I will try and get a picture. It's in much better shape then this bag except I had a pen in it and it put a un noticeable hole in it so its a bit dried out. But that isn't fixable, is it?
 

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#339
Samantha84 said:
Is there any way to soften up this bag to keep it from cracking any more then it is? My Mom had a decent Gucci collection from I'm assuming is the 80's and only 2 pieces were salvageable. She had a few wallets, a clutch, a TV guide holder, and another handbag that crumbled when you'd open them. I like this bag and don't want it to suffer a similar fate. Also, any info you can give me on this bag would be appreciated.

I also have a tote that I LOVE! According to my Dad, its the bag my Mom used as a diaper bag when I was little. I will try and get a picture. It's in much better shape then this bag except I had a pen in it and it put a un noticeable hole in it so its a bit dried out. But that isn't fixable, is it?
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It's such a shame. Even though these types of canvas bags were not supposed to last forever many examples, as this thread demonstrates, have have plenty years of wear left.

Somehow, your family's house must have been to cold/hot/dry/damp for the range of bags. I think you should take what you have left to Gucci for advice.

Certainly, dusting, cleaning with a lightly damp clean cloth and rubbing in no-colour leather fat into the leather trim can do no harm, but the fear the damage has been done.
 
#340
papertiger said:
It's such a shame. Even though these types of canvas bags were not supposed to last forever many examples, as this thread demonstrates, have have plenty years of wear left.

Somehow, your family's house must have been to cold/hot/dry/damp for the range of bags. I think you should take what you have left to Gucci for advice.

Certainly, dusting, cleaning with a lightly damp clean cloth and rubbing in no-colour leather fat into the leather trim can do no harm, but the fear the damage has been done.
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Thank you! Our houses were always dry so I am sure that is what did it. I will try to moisturize the leather parts and love on the bag for whatever life its got left. The tote is in MUCH better shape but I think it also came from a different line.
 
#341
papertiger said:
Inside or outside, Gucci's vintage zippers all depend on the bag and on the era the bag was made so there is no rules of thumb to depend on.
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I noticed a lot of the Vintage Boston's have plastic exterior zippers on them. Just seems strange that Gucci would use plastic zippers at all on their bags.
 
#342
kings_20 said:
I noticed a lot of the Vintage Boston's have plastic exterior zippers on them. Just seems strange that Gucci would use plastic zippers at all on their bags.
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I think you are talking about GACs mono bags. It was a commercial line at an affordable price-point sold from airports and dept stores and even a completely separate company from Gucci's mainline.

GAC were not supposed to last 'forever', so funny they have really and what's even stranger is that up to 30 + years on, most of the zippers are working perfectly well. The way some of these poor bags have been stored I suppose metal zippers would have snarled up and rusted long ago.
 
#343
papertiger said:
I think you are talking about GACs mono bags. It was a commercial line at an affordable price-point sold from airports and dept stores and even a completely separate company from Gucci's mainline.

GAC were not supposed to last 'forever', so funny they have really and what's even stranger is that up to 30 + years on, most of the zippers are working perfectly well. The way some of these poor bags have been stored I suppose metal zippers would have snarled up and rusted long ago.
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I am talking about the vintage mono bags. Thanks so much for the info :)
 
#344
Hi everyone (and papertiger in particular),

Has anyone here submitted pics of their vintage bags to Christie's for info/appraisal? Since it's free, I submitted pics of mine last week, for fun. Just curious what type of info they provide. I can't imagine it would be better than what papertiger has already told any of us, but it might be a nice supplement. :)
 
#345
goodhurt said:
Hi everyone (and papertiger in particular),

Has anyone here submitted pics of their vintage bags to Christie's for info/appraisal? Since it's free, I submitted pics of mine last week, for fun. Just curious what type of info they provide. I can't imagine it would be better than what papertiger has already told any of us, but it might be a nice supplement. :)
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I haven't, but because it's an old auction house and owned by Gucci Group have felt OK to recommend.

That's so exciting! Report back and tell us if it was worthwhile, I for one am interested.
 
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