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90’s COACH Classic Leather Station Bag USA
90’s COACH Classic Leather Station Bag USA
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1990’s Vintage COACH Classic Leather Station Bag / Crossbody
Made in the USA
*a favorite among celebrities & fashion editors this vintage Station Bag is a beloved Coach silhouette first introduced in 1983
100% Authentic
Color: British Tan / Cognac Brown
Material: 100% Genuine Glovetanned Leather
Suede & Leather Interior
Gold-Tone Solid Brass Hardware
- Height: 9”
- Length: 9”
- Width: 2.5” flat
- Top Handle Drop: 2.5”
- Crossbody Strap Drop: 21”
Style: Station Bag
No. H7G-5130 (September 1997)
- Interior multifunction pocket on exterior under flap
- Coach Logo, Creed & Style/Serial Number Stamped on Interior
- Gold-Tone Turnlock closure
- Top Handle
- Removable Crossbody or Shoulder Strap
- Glovetanned leather
- Inside zip wall pocket
- Leather & Suede lining
Gorgeous vintage condition w/ light wear. A few minor scuffs on leather, lightly tarnished hardware, ink on interior pocket lining. Really beautiful and looks rarely used.
Coach History:
Coach was founded in 1941, as a family-run workshop in a loft on 34th Street in Manhattan, with six leather-workers who made wallets and billfolds by hand. In 1946, owners of a leather handbag manufacturing company, Miles Cain and his wife Lillian joined the company and by 1950, Cahn had taken over.
During the early years, Cahn noticed the distinctive properties and qualities of the leather used to make baseball gloves. With wear and use, the leather in a glove became softer and suppler. Attempting to mimic this process, Cahn developed a process to make the leather stronger, softer, and more flexible. Since the leather absorbed dye very well, this process also created a richer, deeper color.
Soon after Cahn developed this new process, Lillian Cahn suggested that the company supplement the factory's men's accessories business by adding women's leather handbags.
The "sturdy cowhide bags were an immediate hit."
Miles and Lillian Cahn bought the company in 1961.
In 1961, Cahn hired Bonnie Cashin, a sportswear pioneer, to design handbags for Coach. Cashin "revolutionized the product's design," working as a creative head for Coach from 1962 through 1974. Cashin instituted the inclusion of side pockets, coin purses, and brighter colors (as opposed to the usual hues of browns and tans) in the products. Cashin designed matching shoes, pens, key fobs, and eyewear,and added hardware to both her clothes and accessories–particularly the silver toggle that became the Coach hallmark–declaring that she had been inspired by a memory of quickly fastening the top on her convertible sports car.
In 1981 the company opened its first directly operated retail location on Madison Avenue in Midtown Manhattan.
In 1985, the Cahns sold Coach Leatherware to Sara Lee Corporation for a reported $30 million. Sara Lee structured Coach under its Hanes Group branch of subsidiaries of brands. In early 1986, the company opened new boutiques in Macy’s stores in New York City and San Francisco.
COACH Authenticity Guide
HOW TO AUTHENTICATE & DATE VINTAGE COACH BAGS:
Early to Mid 1960s
- No Coach® Creed, No serial number.
- Thickest leather grain.
- Impression of Coach® logo.
Late 1960s to Early 1970s
- Coach® creed, printed in all caps, reads:
- THIS IS A COACH BAG. IT IS MADE OUT OF A COMPLETELY NATURAL GLOVE TANNED COWHIDE. THE SCARS, SCRATCHES, VEINS AND WRINKLES ARE NATURAL CHARACTERISTICS OF FULL GRAIN LEATHERS.
- In the creed, there should be gaps between the words: “scars, scratches, veins and wrinkles.”
- Under the creed in all caps is printed: “MADE IN NEW YORK CITY, U.S.A.”
- No serial number.
- The Coach® logo is stamped above the creed and the word “LEATHERWARE” is printed in all caps under the word “Coach” within the logo.
- All bags that feature the creed but no serial number were manufactured in the original Coach® factory in New York City.
Mid to Late 1970s
- Under the Coach® Creed is printed: “MADE IN NEW YORK CITY, USA” or “MADE IN THE UNITED STATES” or “MADE IN U.S.A.” (This change is because Coach® began to manufacture bags in other locations within the United States, besides just in New York City.)
- Serial number contains seven numbers in the format: xxx-xxxx.
- The serial number is unique to each bag and does not correspond to the style number.
- A few styles feature “MADE IN U.S.A” printed under the creed and have serial numbers that consist of eight numbers without a dash.
1980s
- Coach® Creed is the same as in mid to late 1970s.
- Serial number contains seven numbers in the format: xxxx-xxx.
- Both the first four digits before the dash and the last three digits after the dash are unique to each bag and do not correspond to the style number.
1994
- The creed, printed in all caps, reads:
- THIS IS A COACH BAG. IT WAS HANDCRAFTED IN [COUNTRY OF ORIGIN] OF
- COMPLETELY NATURAL GLOVE-TANNED COWHIDE. THE VARIATIONS IN THE GRAIN
- ARE CHARACTERISTIC OF NATURAL FULL GRAIN LEATHER.
- There are no gaps between any of the words in the creed.
- The serial number has the format: xxx-xxxx.
- The first three characters before the dash indicate the month, year, and location in which that particular bag was manufactured. The first and third characters are letters, and the second character is a numeral.
- The four numbers after the dash indicate the bag’s style number.
- For example, consider the serial number: F5D-9966. “F” is the 6th letter of alphabet, which indicates that the bag was manufactured during the 6th month of the year: June. “5” represents the year during which the bag was manufactured. “D” indicates that the bag was manufactured in the United States. Thus, you can decipher from the first part of the serial number that the bag was manufactured in the United States during June 1995.
- The letters used to represent bags’ countries of origin can vary. It is not crucial to consider this factor when determining the authenticity of a bag.
- Before 1994, Coach® assigned style numbers to bags but did not include them in bags’ serial numbers. Therefore, you can find two bags that look the same, but one could have a serial number consisting of arbitrary digits (if it was manufactured before 1994) and the other could have a serial number that indicates the style number (if it was manufactured after 1994).
*Some smaller Coach® items do not have creeds, including wallets, pouches, cosmetic cases & other small accessories.
