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#9,367
Two.time.bags said:
Anyone know what this is, please? I won it today and really like it, even though it's going to be another small bag that I just look at!

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Coach-Br...hB4P%2Bpbfa8SxqSvk9DY%3D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc
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Sorry, I can't find it anywhere.

The serial number and creed formatting put it between about 1990 and 1993, but the styling details remind me of earlier styles like the Twin Clutch which AFAIK was last made in 1986. It "feels" like a style from the late 1970s. It could be a remake of an older style, maybe made for Coach's 50th Anniversary in 1991 or from even as late as 1993, but that's just a guess.

If no one else can ID it, you may want to contact Tetondeb.
 
#9,368
Hyacinth said:
Sorry, I can't find it anywhere.

The serial number and creed formatting put it between about 1990 and 1993, but the styling details remind me of earlier styles like the Twin Clutch which AFAIK was last made in 1986. It "feels" like a style from the late 1970s. It could be a remake of an older style, maybe made for Coach's 50th Anniversary in 1991 or from even as late as 1993, but that's just a guess.

If no one else can ID it, you may want to contact Tetondeb.
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Thanks Hyacinth. I haven't seen one before either. I have a 'thing' about Coach double sided bags and I especially like this one because it's not symmetrical.
 
#9,372
whateve said:
Please confirm if this is the correct style number 9795. I have it as 9796 in my files.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Coach-Vinta...348?pt=US_CSA_WH_Handbags&hash=item4ae216f18c
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The Spectator Bag appears as "New" and number 9795 in Coach's 1987 Fall and Holiday catalogs, but move forward to the 1988 Summer and 1989 Spring or Summer Preview books and the number is now 9796.

The one difference is found only in the descriptions since there aren't any catalog photos of the inside, but the newer 9796 seems to have added a third pocket under the flap. That third pocket isn't mentioned in the older 9795 version.
 

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#9,373
Hyacinth said:
Ready for this?

The Spectator Bag appears as "New" and number 9795 in Coach's 1987 Fall and Holiday catalogs, but move forward to the 1988 Summer and 1989 Spring or Summer Preview books and the number is now 9796.

The one difference is found only in the descriptions since there aren't any catalog photos of the inside, but the newer 9796 seems to have added a third pocket under the flap. That third pocket isn't mentioned in the older 9795 version.
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Curiouser and curiouser!
I see they saw fit to raise the price when they added the third pocket.
Thank you! I'm so glad I asked!

ETA: funny thing: the bag I asked about is really 9796 since it has the extra pocket. I had a photo of the inside of what I thought was 9796 in my files and it doesn't have the extra pocket!
 
#9,374
Hyacinth said:
Sorry, I can't find it anywhere.

The serial number and creed formatting put it between about 1990 and 1993, but the styling details remind me of earlier styles like the Twin Clutch which AFAIK was last made in 1986. It "feels" like a style from the late 1970s. It could be a remake of an older style, maybe made for Coach's 50th Anniversary in 1991 or from even as late as 1993, but that's just a guess.

If no one else can ID it, you may want to contact Tetondeb.
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Two.time.bags said:
Thanks Hyacinth. I haven't seen one before either. I have a 'thing' about Coach double sided bags and I especially like this one because it's not symmetrical.
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Even though it's smaller than the Twin Clutch, it seems like it would be a bit more comfortable to carry since it only has a turnlock on one side, so you wouldn't have to put up with a turnlock bouncing into your hip when you're walking.
 
#9,375
whateve said:
Curiouser and curiouser!
I see they saw fit to raise the price when they added the third pocket.
Thank you! I'm so glad I asked!

ETA: funny thing: the bag I asked about is really 9796 since it has the extra pocket. I had a photo of the inside of what I thought was 9796 in my files and it doesn't have the extra pocket!
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If you still have the photo, can you post it? The one in the listing is interesting because it has the 1987-and-older NYC creed but the newer pocket, so the 2-pocket version must have only been made for a short time in 1987 (or the 3-pocket in the listing was one of the rare birds that still had the older creeds, there was a bit of an overlap but 1987 seems to have been the last full year for the NYC creed).

Gotta love those inconsistencies!
 
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