Vintage Coach Photos & Chat

[latetotheparty]

Can you elaborate on those three design changes of the duffle sac from 71 thru 77? I have noticed on some very old duffles they had a seam line right down the middle front of the bag.

@RL Bernstein, sorry just noticed on page 810 that you explained what i was asking about, do you happen to know all colors they come in?

 

[msswish]

Do you know the measurements?

Without knowing the measurements, I'd say it's a probably a Devon Bag #9908 from the early 1990s. The color could be Stone, Camel, or British Tan.

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THANK YOU Catbird9. This is a Devon bag in Stone. In my opinion this is one underrated color! Appreciate it, you have good karma coming.

 

[whateve]

I like it! I’ve added it to my list

The classic shoulder bag or classic pouch is lighter weight than Patricia because it doesn't have that zipper.

 

[CoachMaven]

So my Broadway in British Tan arrived last week. I was out of town, so I had to rely on dh to get the package for me. It's in really good shape, no color loss, very supple leather. It is a good sized satchel and the top opens nice and wide, which is great. Also wanted to ask, the creed shows what looks like an individual number vs. the style number, does that place this bag in the mid-80's?

 

[Catbird9]

So my Broadway in British Tan arrived last week. I was out of town, so I had to rely on dh to get the package for me. It's in really good shape, no color loss, very supple leather. It is a good sized satchel and the top opens nice and wide, which is great. Also wanted to ask, the creed shows what looks like an individual number vs. the style number, does that place this bag in the mid-80's? View attachment 4492694 View attachment 4492695 View attachment 4492696 View attachment 4492697 View attachment 4492698 View attachment 4492699

I love this! Someone took really good care of it.
The serial number format xxxx-xxx in your bag dates from about 1990-1993. From the late 1970s to about 1989, the format was xxx-xxxx.

 

[CoachMaven]

I love this! Someone took really good care of it.
The serial number format xxxx-xxx in your bag dates from about 1990-1993. From the late 1970s to about 1989, the format was xxx-xxxx.

Awesome, thank you! I forgot when Coach moved from individual registration numbers to the style numbers. Still pretty old. I need to spruce up the brass hardware and I may put a coat of Blackrocks on it to get that shine. Otherwise, she's usable right out of the gate!

 

[Syren]

Is there a guide for Coach dust bags? Which dust bags they used for each era or years? Call me weird but I like to have the correct era dust bag for each of my bags lol

 

[whateve]

Is there a guide for Coach dust bags? Which dust bags they used for each era or years? Call me weird but I like to have the correct era dust bag for each of my bags lol

I've never found one. The early bags, other than Madison, didn't come with dustbags. I'm not sure when they started using them for everything.

 

[Syren]

I've never found one. The early bags, other than Madison, didn't come with dustbags. I'm not sure when they started using them for everything.

Thanks, I think I pretty much have them figured out from about 2000 forward. I’ll have to start paying attention more to older bag listings that are listed with original dust bags.

 

[whateve]

Thanks, I think I pretty much have them figured out from about 2000 forward. I’ll have to start paying attention more to older bag listings that are listed with original dust bags.

When I've seen older bags for sale, new in box, they don't have dustbags. Sometimes you can buy Madison dustbags on ebay. Those are the only dustbags I know of that predate the brown flannel ones.

 

[Syren]

When I've seen older bags for sale, new in box, they don't have dustbags. Sometimes you can buy Madison dustbags on ebay. Those are the only dustbags I know of that predate the brown flannel ones.

Thanks! I just bought a few of the brown flannel ones, they seem to be the most “authentic feeling” for my recent vintage bags even if they never originally came with one lol

 

[valv54]

So I totally feel in love with my 9960 mini orange daypack, and now I need to search for one in yellow. Just can't find a good yellow bag, tisk... lol

 

[RL Bernstein]

@RL Bernstein, sorry just noticed on page 810 that you explained what i was asking about, do you happen to know all colors they come in?

I thought that you'd happen upon the later post. What I failed to mention in that brief description though was that the lower seam on what I believe was the initial run of the first design version had small diameter (plastic?) piping (which also appeared on some prior pre-creed designs). This feature was eliminated early on, which is probably fortunate insofar as the material used for it did not age well and was prone to cracking, a problem that can be found in many of the surviving examples of the styles that had that feature.

Unfortunately, I haven't come across color charts for the early 1970s. I do though know that there were quite a few interesting colors options during those years. I've seen the first version of the Duffle Sac (which was produced during both the COACH metal tag and COACH cartouche imprint pre-creed periods) in saddle, mocha, putty, navy, burnt orange (precursor to British tan?) and an interesting forest green (that I have). I'm pretty sure that the palette changed and grew from year to year.

 

[latetotheparty]

I thought that you'd happen upon the later post. What I failed to mention in that brief description though was that the lower seam on what I believe was the initial run of the first design version had small diameter (plastic?) piping (which also appeared on some prior pre-creed designs). This feature was eliminated early on, which is probably fortunate insofar as the material used for it did not age well and was prone to cracking, a problem that can be found in many of the surviving examples of the styles that had that feature.

Unfortunately, I haven't come across color charts for the early 1970s. I do though know that there were quite a few interesting colors options during those years. I've seen the first version of the Duffle Sac (which was produced during both the COACH metal tag and COACH cartouche imprint pre-creed periods) in saddle, mocha, putty, navy, burnt orange (precursor to British tan?) and an interesting forest green (that I have). I'm pretty sure that the palette changed and grew from year to year.

Thanks for all the good info, can you post a pic of your green one, I'd like to see what it look like.

 

[Lake Effect]

So my Broadway in British Tan arrived last week. I was out of town, so I had to rely on dh to get the package for me. It's in really good shape, no color loss, very supple leather. It is a good sized satchel and the top opens nice and wide, which is great. Also wanted to ask, the creed shows what looks like an individual number vs. the style number, does that place this bag in the mid-80's? View attachment 4492694 View attachment 4492695 View attachment 4492696 View attachment 4492697 View attachment 4492698 View attachment 4492699

I love this! Someone took really good care of it.
The serial number format xxxx-xxx in your bag dates from about 1990-1993. From the late 1970s to about 1989, the format was xxx-xxxx.

Oh, the BT-ness! Forget clicking LIKE, it’s . . .

Yeah, I’ve got a thing for BT Early on in my hunt for rehab candidates, I stumbled on a listing for an Oliver in BT. Aside from a small scrape on the piping, it appeared completely unused. I’ve been in love with BT ever since.