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#11,896
whateve said:
Don't consider any thing that has silver hardware as that is newer. Remember that just because something is beat up doesn't mean it is old.
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Thank you...you are right! I was looking at the red color and forgot to look at the metal color. There are many entries on vintage bags but not much on wallets. Did coach have wallets or change purses in the 70's? I have forgotten when they became popular.
 
#11,897
Purple Penny said:
Thank you...you are right! I was looking at the red color and forgot to look at the metal color. There are many entries on vintage bags but not much on wallets. Did coach have wallets or change purses in the 70's? I have forgotten when they became popular.
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Coach made wallets before they made purses, but they were primarily for men. Early wallet styles didn't change much so the same style may have been made for 20 or more years. We don't have access to many catalogs of really old styles. The most common style is 4730.
 

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Purple Penny said:
Thank you...you are right! I was looking at the red color and forgot to look at the metal color. There are many entries on vintage bags but not much on wallets. Did coach have wallets or change purses in the 70's? I have forgotten when they became popular.
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I've looked for matching wallets for that time period and it's been hard to find them. I've had to adjust my thinking about what kind of small leather goods will work for me.

Throughout the 1970s, it was the era of the kisslock! Bonnie Cashin's designs incorporated the kisslock into the bag, so you didn't really need a separate wallet. There was also the chunky case and the kisslock coin purse. Wallets often had a kisslock change purse in them. Here's a 1963 ad, and a 1989 catalog page:
 

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Catbird9 said:
I've looked for matching wallets for that time period and it's been hard to find them. I've had to adjust my thinking about what kind of small leather goods will work for me.

Throughout the 1970s, it was the era of the kisslock! Bonnie Cashin's designs incorporated the kisslock into the bag, so you didn't really need a separate wallet. There was also the chunky case and the kisslock coin purse. Wallets often had a kisslock change purse in them. Here's a 1963 ad, and a 1989 catalog page:
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You gals are great! Thanks for the info!
 
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Purple Penny said:
Thank you...you are right! I was looking at the red color and forgot to look at the metal color. There are many entries on vintage bags but not much on wallets. Did coach have wallets or change purses in the 70's? I have forgotten when they became popular.
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Adding two more cents to the discussion...
If this photo from her own personal archives is any indication, BC appears to have designed quite a few wallets (perhaps not all for COACH). I suspect many of them have been discarded (due to wear or perceived lack of value), which may explain why they don't appear that frequently in today's resale marketplaces...
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Purple Penny said:
...There are many entries on vintage bags but not much on wallets. Did coach have wallets or change purses in the 70's? I have forgotten when they became popular.
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whateve said:
Coach made wallets before they made purses, but they were primarily for men. Early wallet styles didn't change much so the same style may have been made for 20 or more years. We don't have access to many catalogs of really old styles. The most common style is 4730.
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Catbird9 said:
I've looked for matching wallets for that time period and it's been hard to find them. I've had to adjust my thinking about what kind of small leather goods will work for me. Throughout the 1970s, it was the era of the kisslock! Bonnie Cashin's designs incorporated the kisslock into the bag, so you didn't really need a separate wallet. There was also the chunky case and the kisslock coin purse. Wallets often had a kisslock change purse in them. Here's a 1963 ad, and a 1989 catalog page:
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RL Bernstein said:
Adding two more cents to the discussion...If this photo from her own personal archives is any indication, BC appears to have designed quite a few wallets (perhaps not all for COACH). I suspect many of them have been discarded (due to wear or perceived lack of value), which may explain why they don't appear that frequently in today's resale marketplaces...
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The UCLA digital online Bonnie Cashin Archive includes a tantalizing collection of designs titled - Cashin's illustrations of handbag and wallet designs for unproduced "Bonnie Cashin Collection" - and it contains designs for a lot of great looking items that sadly were never produced, including a number of wallets.

Below is a screenshot of sketches for several wallet designs along with the sketch for a wallet that she named "The Compactor" with wonderful handwritten notes from Cashin, including:

"Make it Quality - the best in the market - form follows function and this form functions!"

"Let us start with fine construction and develop this concept so perfectly that it will outshine all competitors!"

What a woman - my idol!

http://digital2.library.ucla.edu/viewItem.do?ark=21198/zz0002bk1c
 

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Couturexec said:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/272671725661
Official name and number of this model?
Boy, there are a lot variances in the style. I think I like this one with the soft handles, no should strap and the leather bands all the way around the bag. Hope it holds more than a wallet.
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It is a Lightweights soft satchel 4055. This is my favorite too. I find it very roomy. There is also a larger size, 4060. The only thing is I don't think Coach used the best quality zippers in these. Mine tended to stick. The insert isn't Coach.
 
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