The Grab Bag is our Bargain Bin.
Jul 31, 2011 Dooney serial numbers are random and unique, unlike the current Coach which indicate date codes and style numbers. The first letter of the serial number indicates the country of origin. MADE IN THE USA the serial number will start with A or B.
Open your product and locate the fabric tag inside. Authentic products will have a red, white and blue tag, with the words 'Dooney & Bourke, Made in the U.S.A.' Flip the tag over. On the reverse side is a serial key. This is your Bag ID Number. Dooney & Bourke outlet locations are scarce, but finding one can be well worth the wait. Currently, there are 19 Dooney & Bourke Factory Stores located in 11 states. The factory stores carry a full inventory of Dooney & Bourke merchandise, including handbags, wallets, and accessories. Prices average from 20- to 40-percent off the retail prices. But thank you for checking before listing it on eBay as an authentic Dooney & Bourke bag. There are so many fakes like this and knock-offs that are being listed on eBay as authentic D&B bags, that unsuspecting buyers bid on them thinking they are getting a real Dooney. Here is an authentic vintage Dooney & Bourke bag.
Some Grab Bags have all the Dooney & Bourke authenticating factors, others might be missing a FOB or a sewn in tag with serial number. To the best of our knowledge, each and every bag in this section is an authentic Dooney & Bourke handbag except, of course, for the other bags that are in our 'NOT Dooney & Bourke' section.
In some cases, the red, white and blue interior tag has been snipped or cut out. We have been told that some outlet stores must do this to sell the purses at a greatly reduced price.
We also put bags here that have more wear or darkening than normal, but we point out all the defects and list them at a very low price. We hope you might find one for a refurbishing project or one that will work as an extra bag for the tack room of your horse trailer or for transporting those special bits or spurs to the show.
Although we have vacuumed the interiors of each bag, aired them, and given them a preliminary cleaning, Grab Bags sometimes need a thorough cleaning, which we will leave up to you.
Customer Comments 'My Dooney British Tan small tack bag arrived today. I was hesitant to order from the Grab Bag because I thought the bag might be a bit shabby. Happily it is not the least bit shabby, in fact it looks even nicer in person than in the photo. It was well packaged too. This was my first experience dealing with your company and I am very pleased.' - Ann 'I just received my D&B purse and I must say that the condition is fantastic for a 'grab bag' purse. I am extremely impressed, quick shipping, and a well loved D&B purse. I actually like the previously loved D&B's, they are broken in, have the nice leather patina from being used and it looks like I have had it forever. You are now on my 'favorites' list on my MAC. Thanks very much, it's great to do business with someone who cares, is honest and has unbeatable products.'x - B from Illinois |
Dooney & Bourke bags sold for between $200-$380 in the 1980s and 1990s which invited knock offs and fakes to flood the market. But it only takes a few seconds to spot the difference in materials, workmanship and feel of the great Dooney & Bourke handbags, briefcases, totes, wallets and other items in the All Weather Collection.
To help, authentic Dooney & Bourke items have some identifying features. Note that in the early 1980's before the AWL (All Weather Leather) bags went into production, the Equestrian bags, for example, were made of wonderful bridle leather but it was NOT waterproof. Also those early bags, because they were not AWL bags, did not have the Duck Leather seal or the Brass Duck fob as these signify the waterproof aspects - like water shedding from a duck's feathers. So bear that in mind as you shop for authentic bags. There are some absolutes but some anomalies along the way also. To the best of my knowledge and by researching in my vintage Dooney & Bourke catalog collection, here's the scoop.
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Dooney Bourke Serial Number Lookup
Dooney & Bourke Bag Trim Designation There are 3 main trim colors on original AWL Dooney & Bourke handbags. © 2013 Horsekeeping LLC © Copyright Information | |
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About Registration Tags
Very early bags have no sewn in cloth regitration tags.
The first sewn-in tags (1983-1984) were fairly large green rectangles sewn flat into the bag that said:
The first sewn-in tags (1983-1984) were fairly large green rectangles sewn flat into the bag that said:
Dooney & Bourke
DB
Made in USA
DB
Made in USA
After 1985, the tags were red, white and blue and were sewn as tabs inside the bag in conjunction with a seam. They say:
Dooney & Bourke, Inc.
Made in USA
and they have a registration number on the back.
Made in USA
and they have a registration number on the back.
Some more recent bags (1990s) have been manufactured in the US but assembled elsewhere, such as Costa Rica. Those bags have red, white and blue sewn-in tags that say Dooney & Bourke Inc. but the tag does not say Made in USA. Instead there is often a (leather or cloth) tag underneath the red, white and blue tag that says where the bag was assembled such as the example above which shows a blue cloth tag that says 'Assembled in Costa Rica.
In these assembled-overseas bags, there is a registration number on the back of the red, white and blue tag and the letter it stars with indicates the country where the bag was assembled.
C indicates Costa Rica
H, J, K and L indicate China
I indicates Italy
M indicates Mexico.
H, J, K and L indicate China
I indicates Italy
M indicates Mexico.
This registration tag system was used when Dooney & Bourke was producing a limited amount of collections. As the company got larger, it no longer assigned individual registration numbers to each bag.
Tags removed or snipped? Often we will see tags that are snipped or partially or completely torn out of the bags. If a tag is snipped but is mostly still there, it probably indicates that the bag was sold at an outlet store - it is likely authentic but might have been an overstock or slightly imperfect bag. If a tag is completely ripped out, leaving only a few red and white threads, I am always suspicious. Such bags might be authentic but it would be difficult to authenticate them without a registration number.
Since there are so many knock-off designer bags out there, it pays to do a little homework before you buy. We only sell authentic Dooney & Bourke leather handbags. We feel Dooney & Bourke bags from the 1980s and 1990s are the best bags you can find. They are extremely high quality, made in USA, registered bags.
Drop Length. Go here to find out what drop length means and how we measure it.
'We hope you enjoy looking through the bags we've found and
that you see one that suits you to a T.'
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