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#423
I bought a book tote today at the outlet. The numbers on the cread read No K05I-6491. Price tag reads FS6491 SV/RY HML Book Tote. Can someone tell me when this bag was made and what does HML mean? I am trying to post pictures of the bag, but they keep coming up to big too post. Any suggestions on how to post pictures? Not my evening. Thanks so much.
 
#424
My best GUESS would be the the HML= Hamilton (which is a line from Coach) and the SV/RY would be the color combo so I'd also guess that this bag has silver hardware but I don't know wht the RY would mean. I'm sure it's some indication to the COLOR of the bag!! These are Coach's codes for everything. Also since the first 4 letter/numbers have 05 in them I'd assume the bag was actually manufactured in 2005. Hope this helps a little.
 
#425
lovecoachmore said:
My best GUESS would be the the HML= Hamilton (which is a line from Coach) and the SV/RY would be the color combo so I'd also guess that this bag has silver hardware but I don't know wht the RY would mean. I'm sure it's some indication to the COLOR of the bag!! These are Coach's codes for everything. Also since the first 4 letter/numbers have 05 in them I'd assume the bag was actually manufactured in 2005. Hope this helps a little.
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I think the RY stands for Royal Blue. So you think the bag was made in 05. Wow, I wonder if it was just returned to the outlet. That seems strange. Does Coach still make the Hamilton line? I will post pictures when I can figure out how to. Thanks for your help.
 
#428
Hi ladies,

Yesterday afternoon while cleaning out my grandmother's house (she recently died), I came across a Coach purse and a Dooney and Burke purse. I almost screamed I was so excited :yahoo: and I never expected that my very practical, "Why would you spend more than $20 on a purse" grandmother would have these in her closet. I'm assuming that they were gifts from my grandfather while he was alive.
Can anyone give me any information on the Coach bag (on the left) (and the Dooney and Burke if you know anything about it!). I don't normally follow either of these brands so I'm completely clueless!

Thanks!
Kristen
 

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#429
KristenM said:
Hi ladies,

This afternoon while cleaning out my grandmother's house (she recently died), I came across a Coach purse and a Dooney and Burke purse. I almost screamed I was so excited :yahoo: and I never expected that my very practical, "Why would you spend more than $20 on a purse" grandmother would have these in her closet. I'm assuming that they were gifts from my grandfather while he was alive.
Can anyone give me any information on the Coach bag (on the left) (and the Dooney and Burke if you know anything about it!). I don't normally follow either of these brands so I'm completely clueless!

Thanks!
Kristen
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It's hard to ID many older Coaches since they used the same basic body styles over and over. This one's comparable to a City Bag depending on the size but probably had a different name and was made between the late 70s and late 80s.

Does it look as if the strap has been shortened? Most Coach bags from that time period had the extra-long strap similar to the one on the Dooney and were usually between about 38 and 48 inches, this one looks quite a bit shorter. Unfortunately when the style in strap length changed a lot of people just cut down the straps on their old bags and punched new holes instead of ordering a shorter strap from Coach. It affects the bag's value if the strap has been shortened.

Congratulations on your finds!
 
#430
Hyacinth said:
It's hard to ID many older Coaches since they used the same basic body styles over and over. This one's comparable to a City Bag depending on the size but probably had a different name and was made between the late 70s and late 80s.

Does it look as if the strap has been shortened? Most Coach bags from that time period had the extra-long strap similar to the one on the Dooney and were usually between about 38 and 48 inches, this one looks quite a bit shorter. Unfortunately when the style in strap length changed a lot of people just cut down the straps on their old bags and punched new holes instead of ordering a shorter strap from Coach. It affects the bag's value if the strap has been shortened.

Congratulations on your finds!
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Thanks for the info! The strap has not been shortened. It still has the original curves on the ends and it doesn't appear that any new holes were made. I, of course, can't find a measuring tape right now, but estimated with a ruler that the strap is about 42 inches from tip to tip. (The D&B is about 46-48). The width of the purse is ~12" and the height is ~8".
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#431
What is the name of this bag, please?
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Seller says creed is G05Q-1808. I posted on authenticate this and someone said it should have 5 numbers, not 4. However, before that, I did a google search for 1808 and saw a link to the purse forum with a purse just like this in it where someone said it was authentic. I know it's an older bag, from 2005 I guess based on creed. The seller says the lining is a light blue silk, if that helps at all. Thanks!
 
#432
karaiu said:
What is the name of this bag, please?
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Seller says creed is G05Q-1808. I posted on authenticate this and someone said it should have 5 numbers, not 4. However, before that, I did a google search for 1808 and saw a link to the purse forum with a purse just like this in it where someone said it was authentic. I know it's an older bag, from 2005 I guess based on creed. The seller says the lining is a light blue silk, if that helps at all. Thanks!
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Hi,

I'm sorry that I can't help with authenticity, but you need to be aware that someone gave you bad information.

Coach "style numbers" can have 3, 4 or 5 digits on the creed and be perfectly legitimate.

If you won the bag be sure you pay through Paypal funded by your credit card and you will be protected.

Then post lots of good clear pictures on the "Authenticate This" discussion when you receive the bag.

:smile1:
 
#433
DemRam said:
Hi,

I'm sorry that I can't help with authenticity, but you need to be aware that someone gave you bad information.

Coach "style numbers" can have 3, 4 or 5 digits on the creed and be perfectly legitimate.

If you won the bag be sure you pay through Paypal funded by your credit card and you will be protected.

Then post lots of good clear pictures on the "Authenticate This" discussion when you receive the bag.

:smile1:
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Thanks, I did pay through Paypal. I will be posting pictures once I receive it later this week. And I thought the 4 digits was okay, especially since I found another bag with that style # on this forum! Thanks again.
 
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Originally Posted by Hyacinth
It's hard to ID many older Coaches since they used the same basic body styles over and over. This one's comparable to a City Bag depending on the size but probably had a different name and was made between the late 70s and late 80s.

Does it look as if the strap has been shortened? Most Coach bags from that time period had the extra-long strap similar to the one on the Dooney and were usually between about 38 and 48 inches, this one looks quite a bit shorter. Unfortunately when the style in strap length changed a lot of people just cut down the straps on their old bags and punched new holes instead of ordering a shorter strap from Coach. It affects the bag's value if the strap has been shortened.

Congratulations on your finds!

KristenM said:
Thanks for the info! The strap has not been shortened. It still has the original curves on the ends and it doesn't appear that any new holes were made. I, of course, can't find a measuring tape right now, but estimated with a ruler that the strap is about 42 inches from tip to tip. (The D&B is about 46-48). The width of the purse is ~12" and the height is ~8".
I attached a few more pics.
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Ok, I can see now where the strap is on the shortest settings. And it doesn't have the right strap for a City Bag even though it's the same size and shape, and I don't have any idea what Coach called it. If you're thinking of selling it you could describe it as similar to a City Bag but with straps that adjust on both ends.
 
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