Topic: Old luggage..(suitcase)

[antiquerose123]

Hi, I bought this an the auction too, for a dollar.  Figured it was old, and did find a patent number on it.  I used http://www.biddingtons.com/content/patentchart.html to date the patent number, and it appears to be from 1934 era.

Using that dating system, patent number 1,951,551 is from 1934....so at least I can date it...

I am still looking to see if I can find a maker...have not been over it with a fine tooth comb yet -- but at least I know the date.

I like to buy Old luggage, as then I store my other *stuff* in them (out of sight, out of mind  ) BUT then I stack the luggage on top of each other, in a display way.  So buying old luggage covers three things:

     1.  Place to put stuff/store
     2.  Stack luggage on ontop of others, so it - itself is a display, use while
     3.  Old luggage is collectible too

    I think (hopefully) for a *Dollar* purchase -- I did OK. 

[antiquerose123]

Just found this on Ebay, an older suitcase  310028472343, and there has been 10 bids on it, and so far the current bid is $48....and they do not have a *date* down for that one....

So maybe I did OK here too...

[Lustrousstone]

That's the patent number for the lock Rose. The suitcase certainly doesn't look that old. What's it made of and what sort of fabric is it lined with?

[gareth-h]

I think patents last for 20 years in Canada, although I believe you can extend them. So the patent date only tells you the earliest date it could be, because they will keep putting the patent number on through the life of the product.

Old leather suitcases are often a good buy. I bought a job lot at auction in a case a few months ago and got more for the case than the contents!

[Sue C]

Mad isnt it? a bloke i know asked me to look at a load of glass he had from his dad's house, they where all packed into mint green and cream piped Samsonite cases, very art deco.