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San Francisco California Vintage Retro Cotton Canvas Tote Bag - White Logo

San Francisco California Vintage Retro Cotton Canvas Tote Bag - White Logo

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The San Francisco tote, for the city the Gold Rush built and the earthquake rebuilt. Heavy 12 oz cotton canvas with the San Francisco vintage retro logo printed on both sides in white.

The tote is the San Francisco piece that gets used daily: groceries, books, a towel for the beach, the farmers’ market on Saturday. It is flat to mail, so it is also the simplest San Francisco gift to send to someone out of state. Ships free in the U.S.

A sturdy everyday tote in heavy 12 oz (407 g/m²) cotton canvas with a clean, minimalist look. The single 15" × 16" size has 20" self-fabric handles for comfortable shoulder carry and a sewn-in label, with the retro logo printed on both sides. Built from 100% cotton canvas for errands, books, or groceries.

The Spanish founded Mission Dolores and the Presidio in 1776, Sam Brannan brought the news of gold to the village in 1848, and the city the Rush built incorporated in 1850. Andrew Hallidie’s cable cars began running in 1873, and on April 18, 1906, the earthquake and fire destroyed eighty percent of it; the city rebuilt and threw the Panama-Pacific Exposition in 1915.

The Golden Gate Bridge opened in 1937, the Painted Ladies have stood on Alamo Square since the 1890s, the cable cars are the only moving National Historic Landmark, and the fog still rolls under the bridge every evening across a seven-by-seven-mile peninsula of forty-nine hills. The city by the Golden Gate is the mark on this piece.


QUICK FACTS — SAN FRANCISCO CA COTTON CANVAS TOTE

Town: San Francisco, California

Founded: 1776; city 1850

Known for: The Golden Gate Bridge (1937); the city the Gold Rush built and the 1906 earthquake rebuilt; the cable cars; the Painted Ladies

Art: San Francisco vintage retro logo, white (printed)

Blank: Cotton canvas tote, 15" × 16", 20" self-fabric handles

Fabric: Heavy 12 oz (407 g/m²) 100% cotton canvas

Print: Retro logo both sides, white ink

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How does your sizing work?

Every item is made to order, so please check the size chart on this page before you buy. Women's fitted tees run small; size up for a looser fit. Caps are one size with an adjustable strap.

How are items made and when will they arrive?

We make each item to order using premium blanks, embroidery and soft-hand prints. Production takes 2-5 business days (weekends and holidays excluded), then 4-10 days in transit via USPS, UPS or FedEx to U.S. addresses; most orders arrive within 6-15 business days. You'll get a tracking link the moment it ships. Any current shipping offer is shown in the bar at the top of every page and applies automatically at checkout, no code needed.

How do I send a gift?

Enter the recipient's address as the shipping address and your own as the billing address at checkout. Nothing ships with a price; the package includes a plain packing slip. Tracking goes to your email, not theirs. For birthdays and holidays, order two weeks ahead to be safe.

What's the return policy?

Made-to-order items can't be returned or exchanged for size or color, so please use the size chart and photos before ordering. If anything arrives defective, misprinted or damaged, send a photo and your order number within 30 days and we'll replace it or refund you.

How do I care for my item?

Apparel: wash cold, inside out, with like colors; no bleach; tumble dry low or hang dry. Embroidered pieces: iron inside out to protect the stitching. Caps: spot clean. Printed glasses and water bottles: hand wash only, no dishwasher, so the artwork lasts. Mugs and engraved glasses are dishwasher safe. Any item-specific care notes are in the description above.

Who makes this?

Merlin Classics is a small Connecticut brand making original retro designs for the towns people love. Every piece is printed, embroidered or engraved to order in the USA, and the business supports hunger relief in the communities our collections celebrate.

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The earthquake of April 18, 1906 and the four-day fire that followed destroyed eighty percent of the city and killed more than three thousand people; the rebuilt city hosted a world’s fair by 1915.

At sixteen, Maya Angelou became San Francisco’s first Black woman streetcar conductor; her 2022 quarter was the first coin of the American Women Quarters Program.

Why People Visit San Francisco California

San Francisco offers the orange bridge in the fog, a moving landmark for a transit system, an island prison with a harbor view, Victorian rows and mission adobe, and hills that hand you a postcard at every crest. Visitors come for the Golden Gate, the cable cars, Alcatraz, the neighborhoods, the food, and the fog that is part of the architecture. On the Bay since 1776.