Scout

Era

classic-nycE3

Designer

in-house

Confidence

tentative

Status

published

Lead

The Scout is a Classic NYC-era Coach model documented in research/D-models.md from a single Tier 3 dealer compilation [yourgreatfinds-collectors-guide]. No style number, dimensions, color list, or introduction year has been located in free public sources.

Description

Beyond the model name “Scout,” the surviving public record is sparse. The bag is recorded only as a name in a long Tier 3 collector list of NYC-era styles [yourgreatfinds-collectors-guide]; no images, catalog appearances, dimensional data, or color information have been located in free public sources to date.

Authentication

Classic NYC-era diagnostics apply (cross-reference authentication/ for the full era-keyed matrix):

• Style number. Not documented.
• Creed wording. A pre-1994 Scout should read “COACH LEATHERWARE” with “LEATHERWARE” stamped in small letters beneath “COACH,” typically with “Made in United States” or “Made in New York City, U.S.A.” on earlier examples [coachbagrehab-dating, vintagecoachie].
• Serial format. Pre-1994 examples carry a digit-only unique serial (xxx-xxxx 1970s, xxxx-xxx 1980s) per [coachbagrehab-dating] — tentative.
• Hardware. Solid brass, non-magnetic.
• Construction. Glove-tanned cowhide with raw or burnished edges.

Open items

• Style number — not documented.
• Silhouette type — not specified in [yourgreatfinds-collectors-guide].
• Dimensions — none documented.
• Color list — none documented.
• Introduction year — only the broad Classic NYC window (mid-1970s through 1994) is implied.
• Second corroborating source — currently a single Tier 3 reference.

Sources

• yourgreatfinds-collectors-guide (D1) — names the Scout in a Classic NYC-era list of ~80 styles. The sole identification source located to date.

Confidence: tentative overall. Single Tier 3 identification with no corroborating dimensional, dated, or visual evidence.