Lot of 4 Mixed Vintage Eaton’s Department Store Shopping Bags c 1970s/80s/90s
C$60
Size
Not for sale
Like and save for later
c 1970s, 1980s, 1990s
Lot consists of 1 large cloth shopping bag,
1 small cloth shopping bag and 2 large
plastic shopping bags
Hard to find
Particularly the cloth bags
These bags represent a piece of Canadian
retail history
All are generally in good condition
The iconic T. Eaton Company had it’s
beginnings in the late 1800s in Toronto
and grew to become a commercial giant
in Canada
Sadly, it met it’s demise in 1999 after
claiming bankruptcy
LARGE cloth shopping bag c 1990s
Gently used
Believed to be all cotton or at least
a cotton blend
Measures 18 ¼ inches wide by
15 inches in length
Narrows towards bottom of bag
where an ample 11 ½ inches by
6 ½ inches flattens out for optimum
packing use and carrying use
Reusable which makes it very
environmental
5 very small punctures can be seen
on striped portion on one side of
the bag (refer photo # 2)
They do not interfere with the
purpose of the bag
SMALL cloth shopping bag c 1990s
Gently used
Believed to be all cotton or at least
a cotton blend
Measures 17 ¾ inches in length by
14 inches wide
Narrows to 12 inches wide at
bottom of bag where a 6 ¾ inch
in width by 12 inches in length
carrying and packing space opens
up
Large PLASTIC bags c 1970s/1980s
Do not have the recycling icon
displayed on bag so is more likely
these ones are from the 1970s
Used
Measurements – 20 ½” long by
17 inches wide
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az_is_again
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Aug 19Reply

az_is_again
One large plastic bag has a small
bulge in the stripes area on one
side of the bag (refer photo #9)
The other plastic bag has vertical
streaks running through the
Eaton’s stripes on one side of the
bag (refer photo #10)
Aug 19Reply

az_is_again
Photo 1 - Front, Eaton's large cloth
shopping bag c 1990s
2 - A bit of damage on reverse - Eaton's
large cloth shopping bag; highlighted
within circle made by electronic black pen
3 - Front, Small Eaton's Department Store
Cloth Bag c 1990s
Aug 19Reply

az_is_again
4 - Environment Canada mark imprinted on
both sides of both cloth shopping bags
declaring the bags an environmental choice
5 - Distribution information as well as care
instructions found on both cloth shopping bags
6 - Eaton's full logo imprinted on both sides
of 3 of the shopping bags; the second
plastic bag does not display Goods
Satisfactory or Money Refunded suggesting
that that particular bag is older than the
plastic bag that does hold the full logo
Aug 19Reply

az_is_again
7 - Front, Eaton's Department Store
large-sized plastic shopping bag
c 1970s/1980s
8 - Measurements of large-sized Eaton's
plastic shopping bag 17” long x 20 ½” wide;
measurements found in lower right front
corner of bag; highlighted within black
electronic penned circle
Aug 19Reply

az_is_again
9 - Small bulge, Eaton's Department Store
large plastic bag; bulge highlighted with black
electronic pen arrows
10 - White streaks through Eaton's stripes on
Eaton's plastic bag; streaks highlighted with
black electronic pen arrows
Aug 19Reply

az_is_again
Have found listings for up to $98 for an
Eaton’s cloth shopping bag and for up
to $10 each for the large plastic Eaton’s
shopping bags.
Aug 19Reply

az_is_again
Asking $60 for the lot of 4 Eaton’s shopping bags
Sold “As is”
All sales final
Whenever possible, we ship items
using recycled materials.
Aug 19Reply

az_is_again
I also offer a vintage Eaton’s Fur Storage wooden hanger in a separate listing in my closet. Search for Eaton's Fur Storage wooden hanger in Listings. Thank you.
Aug 19Reply
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