Vintage Coach Saddle Colored Leather NYC Watermelon Satchel

We have chased this gorgeous style since it came into my consciousness; it is SO cool! It is a tapered profile, generous sized bag with a Cashin-Era signature kiss lock coin purse integrated in to the front of the bag... We wanted to have one in Villa Milagro so badly.. and after a lot of patience and hunting, we have a few!! The Watermelon Satchel is really a fantastic piece, complete with the original, individual serial number. Perfect for use on a daily basis; it easily holds an iPad plus all your day-to-day necessities. Made at the original Coach factory in New York City, it's a true piece of Coach history that was gone from Coach's assortment by the early 1980's.
 
~MEASUREMENTS:
13"L x 10"H x 3"D
4" Handle drop
 
~FEATURES:
Glove tanned full-grain Saddle colored leather
Brass hardware
Top handles
Brass industrial top zipper with lozenge shaped leather zipper pull
Outside kiss lock leather lined coin purse
Inside slip pocket
No hangtag
Individual serial number #731-8865
Made in New York City
 
~CONDITION:
Very good vintage condition (taking in to account it is about 40 years old). The inside is pretty pristine, the corner piping is all intact, and the leather is beautifully soft and has taken on the sheen that vintage full grain leather takes on. The handles have darkened from use over the years, and there are a couple of faint pen marks (we've shown the worst of them). When this bag came to us it was so parched, the stain that is up towards the top looked almost black! This bag was d-r-y dry when we got it, so after cleaning it with saddle soap we gave it a deep conditioning, slowly dried it, polished the brass, and conditioned it again. The second deep conditioning did the trick and brought back the gorgeous color of the leather and really dissipated the stain. It is now ready to head off on its next stop in life!