Gucci Vintage Information Thread

[papertiger]

Gucci Crest Charms

The Gucci crest charm is a gold-coloured hanging charm on the inside of the bag and depicts the Gucci shopping knight

These charms are nearly always clipped to the back of the bag often with a matching plaque stamped with Gucci ITALY. They go right through the 1960s/70s and '80s but many models of bag do not have them. Not all bag that have the charm have the plaque and vice-versa.

In the 1990s some bags have a round hanging zip-pull charm with interlocking Gs from a finer chain the Gs in a darker shade of gold than the background.

If you get offered one of these offered alone as a charm or a key ring, it has been unclipped from inside a Gucci handbag. They never sold them separately.

Note:

The leather horseshoe shape tab without the gold plaque plus the round GG zip-pulls (introduced early 1990s and were phased out mid-90s) unmistakably dates a bag from this era as unlike other markings these zip-pulls do not appear before or after.

 

[anasanfran]

GG (Gucci Guru), er...I mean, PT,,,This may sound like a dumb question but I was just looking at my cosmetic bag & keychain from the Accessory Collection and was wondering how they made the AC canvas?? Is it regular GG canvas with plastic sprayed on it? That's what it seems like to me. Any clue how they made it? I'm talking about the hard AC canvas, similar to LV's. Here, I'll take a pic, but I know you already know what I'm talking about, but others may not. Thank you for this thread. You are AWESOME!! But you already knew that!! teehee

 

[anasanfran]

PT, isn't this a cool ad?? I LOVE Gucci vintage ads!!! In my office, I have a lot of designer ad posters from stores (the HUGE kind) but I have yet to have a vintage one. I would LOVE to get my hands on a Gucci vintage poster!! Do you know if they even exist? I know the store posters that I have are supposed to be thrown out but some SA decided to take a side job. This is only the 8.5 x11 ad from a magazine that is selling on eBay for $15. Just thought I'd share. Ciao!

 

[papertiger]

I think they must coat liquid plastic onto canvas but I will try to find out. I will also try to find out when the coated canvas started production.

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This (1979?) advert is just amazing and very informative, thank you so much for finding it. Usually these ads are just cut from old magazines but there could be promotional posters for Gucci, something else to look into . Maybe I should start collecting too :kiss:

 

[Marmalady]

Hi. I'm a bit confused. I tried to authenticate a vintage Gucci bag in the "authenticate" section and the lovely lady asked for a better photo of the logo for the Vintage Authenticators to authenticate. Do I ask here when I receive the bag or back where I originally posted it?

Can I post the ebay listing now or is this only for finding out the style of the bag?

THANKYOU!

 

[papertiger]

Hi. I'm a bit confused. I tried to authenticate a vintage Gucci bag in the "authenticate" section and the lovely lady asked for a better photo of the logo for the Vintage Authenticators to authenticate. Do I ask here when I receive the bag or back where I originally posted it?

Can I post the ebay listing now or is this only for finding out the style of the bag?

THANKYOU!

This is neither for authentication nor for naming styles as we already have threads for that in the reference section.

This is for general or specific info on vintage Gucci items (not just bags). It was originally started because I and others had to keep repeating information about vintage issues, whereas now people can just be directed here. I also hope it just makes interesting reading for those who love Gucci and like to know the heritage of the brand.

 

[Marmalady]

This is neither for authentication nor for naming styles as we already have threads for that in the reference section.

This is for general or specific info on vintage Gucci items (not just bags). It was originally started because I and others had to keep repeating information about vintage issues, whereas now people can just be directed here. I also hope it just makes interesting reading for those who love Gucci and like to know the heritage of the brand.

Thankyou, I will post in the appropriate section but I am glad I found this thread! It is super interesting reading and has certainly helped with a lot of my questions

 

[navarron35]

Yup of course .

Serial Numbers

OK, it's a little complicated but here goes

On very early pieces there were model numbers - especially 'proper' handbags but by the mid 1960s not all handbags, even important handbags, had model numbers.

None of my 1970s Gucci have serial numbers only the Gucci script

On my GAC (Gucci Accessory Collection 1979-83) has a serial number on the back of the leather tag in gold.

Anyone who has, please add to info 1983-87 as I have no bags from that era

Pre-Tom Ford 1990s handbags often have a one-line serial numbers there after there are two-line serial numbers on the tag.

Hey PT,

Would you mind helping me with some info (and even authentication) on the following bag? I tried to get some other info from the authenticate thread and some other forums but nothing so far. (Also, if this bag is real, would it be one Gucci would repair?)


Has the YKK zippers, "Gucci ITALY" script, nickel hardware, about as much as I know.

 

[papertiger]

Hey PT,

Would you mind helping me with some info (and even authentication) on the following bag? I tried to get some other info from the authenticate thread and some other forums but nothing so far. (Also, if this bag is real, would it be one Gucci would repair?)


Has the YKK zippers, "Gucci ITALY" script, nickel hardware, about as much as I know.

Welcome navarron35 please post as required on this thread http://forum.purseblog.com/gucci/au...-1-prior-posting-607932-724.html#post18909078 as there is no authenticating on this thread.

You may have to wait but we only authenticate bag (if we can) from that thread, never from this.

Please read what is required. It would help if there was a full side view (shape) of the bag and a close up of the leather, stitching, etc.

 

[BaltimoreJenny]

Hi Everyone. I'm not sure if I should post this here, or in the Gucci Care thread. I figured this would be a good place to start.

I just got my first vintage Gucci (a speedy/doctor bag from the mid-1980s) in navy with the ( very flakey) navy lining. Little did I know about this common problem of the flaking/dusty lining until I got the bag and was like "what the ?". There was no way I could use the bag without everything I put in it turning blue. I searched on tPF and found a few threads, but nothing too helpful.

I think I found something that works. I got out my super-suction Dyson vacuum, put the brush attachment on the end of the hose and vacuumed away all of the left-over blue. It took some time, but it sucked all of the old, dried, blue off and it worked beautifully! I am so excited and don't mind at all how the lining looks now. It actually looks like a light blue micro-fiber. Then I stuffed it with dryer sheets to take away that vintage smell. The bag looks great all around and no more blue dust.

This may not be everybody's solution if you want your bag perfect (then definitely send to Gucci for a new lining). I just didn't want to spend the $$ on a new lining but didn't want to deal with the blue.

I hope this helps.

 

[papertiger]

^ thanks BaltimoreJenny it's a dilemma that effects many (including me).

I just line my vintage GAC Boston with paper but them I have the brown version and the flakes are not so noticeable.

I see a lot of re-sell bags are 'vacuumed' or 'sanded down' prior to sale as obviously it looks better but it is a modification and not everybody wants a vintage bag to be changed in any way. It may lesson the value of the bag in the long run (as might re-lining even by Gucci)

 

[SkipToMyLou]

Hello vintage gucci experts! I have read this thread and didn't see an answer to my question so hopefully I didn't miss it. I found a super cute round flora Gucci bag at an antique store. I didn't buy it because I had no clue if it was authentic. Then I began to wonder if fakes were even a problem in the 60s. I am thinking of going back to buy it but there are no refunds and I would be so upset to end up with a fake, so I thought I would do some investigating here. Thanks so much, and please direct me elsewhere if this topic has already been covered.

 

[papertiger]

Hello vintage gucci experts! I have read this thread and didn't see an answer to my question so hopefully I didn't miss it. I found a super cute round flora Gucci bag at an antique store. I didn't buy it because I had no clue if it was authentic. Then I began to wonder if fakes were even a problem in the 60s. I am thinking of going back to buy it but there are no refunds and I would be so upset to end up with a fake, so I thought I would do some investigating here. Thanks so much, and please direct me elsewhere if this topic has already been covered.

1960s was not so bad but that does not mean that there were none or the bag you saw was authentic Gucci.

 

[SkipToMyLou]

1960s was not so bad but that does not mean that there were none or the bag you saw was authentic Gucci.

Thank you so much!

 

[JessieRose]

I agree with PT. I feel the fakes started to really flood the market in the 1980's, however, I am sure there were fakes prior to then, it just wasn't as prevalent. Just my opinion.

Hello vintage gucci experts! I have read this thread and didn't see an answer to my question so hopefully I didn't miss it. I found a super cute round flora Gucci bag at an antique store. I didn't buy it because I had no clue if it was authentic. Then I began to wonder if fakes were even a problem in the 60s. I am thinking of going back to buy it but there are no refunds and I would be so upset to end up with a fake, so I thought I would do some investigating here. Thanks so much, and please direct me elsewhere if this topic has already been covered.