Suitcase

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OBJECT TYPE: N/A
DATE: 1961
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2008.0048.001

MANUFACTURER: Samsonite of Canada Ltd.
MODEL: Silhouette
LOCATION: Unknown

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: appears to be predom. unidentified non-ferrous metal (possibly aluminum) with leatherette outer covering; steel hinges; synthetic cloth & elastic lining; card stock luggage tag stub

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length: 39.0 cm
Width: 34.0 cm
Height: N/A
Thickness: 15.0 cm
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Aviation
Category: Personal gear
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Samsonite
Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Worldwide
State/Province: Unknown
Period: design patented 1962
Canada: Unknown
Function: used to carry clothing & personal items while travelling
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: lettering on cloth sticker inside reads: "PATENTED 1962/Samsonite/SILHOUETTE/SMASONITE OF CANADA LTD."; incised lettering on handle reads: "SAMSONITE"; raised lettering on dumo strip on closing mechanism reads: "ANITA"; lettering on sticker on lid reads: "A PROUD/CANADIAN"; lettering on sticker on lid reads: "CANADA/A LAND/TO BE/PROUD/OF"; lettering on sticker on lid reads: "WARDAIR/Canada LTD/707"; lettering on sticker on lid reads: "WARDAIR/Canada LTD/707"; lettering on sticker on lid reads: "[hand written in marker] ANITA COLE/rendez/vous/in/brussels"; lettering on sticker on lid reads: "JUGOSLOVENSKI AEROTRANSPORT"; lettering on sticker on lid reads: "JAPAN AIR LINES"; lettering on sticker on lid reads: "BRITISH CALEDONIA"; lettering on sticker on lid reads: "WAIKIKI"; lettering on sticker on lid reads: "British airway[s]"
Missing: keys
Finish: predom. red; gray & silver metal parts; pink lining; multi-colour stickers
Decoration: stickers on lid

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Samsonite of Canada Ltd., Suitcase, after 1961, Artifact no. 2008.0048, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/2008.0048.001/

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