Compartment Bag
- Style numbers
- 9850, 9845
- Era
- classic-nyc-lateE4
- Introduced
- 1989-spring
- Designer
- in-house
- Confidence
- confirmed
- Status
- published
Compartment Bag (9850 / 9845)
Lead — primary-confirmed Spring 1989 launch (two sizes)
The Compartment Bag debuts in the Spring 1989 catalog as TWO new sizes: standard Style 9850 at $130 and small Style 9845 at $110 [coach-catalogs-1960-1989] per research stream M2. Both NEW on the Classics roster. The silhouette receives a Spectator-trim variant (Style 6850) Fall 1989 in the Spectator Collection launch.
Description (Spring 1989 catalog primary)
| Spec | 9850 (standard) | 9845 (small) |
|---|---|---|
| Spring 1989 price | $130 | $110 |
| Dimensions | 9½” × 7” × 2¼” | 8¼” × 5” × 2¼” |
| Material | Glove-tanned cowhide | Glove-tanned cowhide |
| Colors (Spring 1989) | 9 colors (Black, Bone, British Tan, Burgundy, Mahogany, Navy, Putty, Red, Tabac) | same |
| Spectator variant (Fall 1989) | 6850 with Tabac trim | (none) |
Era and designer
Era E4 (Classic NYC late, 1985–1994). Designer is in-house Coach team. NOT Cashin (her contract ended 1974, 15 years before the Compartment Bag launched).
The Compartment Bag’s 9850/9845 numbers sit in the same Spring 1989 Classics expansion that produced the Classic Hobo (9855).
Spectator variant 6850 (Fall 1989)
Per Fall 1989 Spectator Collection launch (M2), the Compartment Bag Spectator (Style 6850) at $144 launched as one of 8 Spectator styles, all originally with Tabac trim. Note: only the standard-size 9850 Compartment Bag received a Spectator variant — the small 9845 did not get a 6845 Spectator counterpart.
Authentication
- Style 9850 or 9845 (Classic) or 6850 (Spectator) in creed [coach-catalogs-1960-1989]
- Pre-1994 era: LEATHERWARE creed wordmark expected
- Solid brass hardware, non-magnetic
- Glove-tanned cowhide with raw or burnished edges
- 6850 Spectator variant: Tabac trim ~Fall 1989 to ~Holiday 1990 (with Cocoa-trim sub-line as a separate Holiday 1990 sub- series, not 6850); British Tan trim Holiday 1991+
Sources
coach-catalogs-1960-1989— Spring 1989 catalog (NEW launch 9850/9845); Fall 1989 catalog (Spectator variant 6850)
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Sources
Primary-source backed. 1 source cited · Tier 1: 1
- [coach-catalogs-1960-1989] Tier 1