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| mandashell |
Posted - Sep 20 2010 : 01:01:03 AM
I uploaded a couple photos to my flickr.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/31438555@N08/5004999951/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/31438555@N08/5004999963/in/photostream/
They look pretty old to me but I'm just not sure
What do you think?
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| mandashell |
Posted - Sep 23 2010 : 10:10:07 AM
jpbluesky- I know what a difference!! |
| jpbluesky |
Posted - Sep 23 2010 : 05:17:06 AM
Art World and Mad Geek......quite different than the stately names of Heath and Wittaker! :) I bet those leather handles could be restored/replaced.
Farmgirl Sister # 31
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Psalm 51: 10-13 |
| mandashell |
Posted - Sep 21 2010 : 5:05:26 PM
Thanks for all your help on dating these!
On the inside there's a from & to address label
I looked up the addresses on Google Earth, the from address (E. Heath) is now a cute little store called Art World in Forrest Hills NY
& the to address (Ethel Wittaker) is near by and is now a restaurant called the Mad Greek
I'm thinking I might list these on my etsy, and maybe email the cute little store, from the photos of the store, these suitcases look like something they might want. |
| Violets November |
Posted - Sep 21 2010 : 11:09:14 AM
They look to be in pretty good shape considering how old they are.
You could do something crafty to add a handle.
what are you planning for them?
~Violet~
Farmgirl Sister #1669
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| jpbluesky |
Posted - Sep 21 2010 : 05:20:06 AM
I think they are a little earlier - late 30's to early 40's. They are great looking! Love the initials.
Farmgirl Sister # 31
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Psalm 51: 10-13 |
| acairnsmom |
Posted - Sep 20 2010 : 3:22:53 PM
These look like one my Dad had. He's now 84 so I'm agreeing with the '40-50's. He probably would have gotten it right before he went to college, that would have been in the mid to late 40's. They are nice looking suitcases. I have a friend who has a stack of 3 graduating sizes that she uses as an end table in her living room. Love the look.
Audrey
Toto, we're not in Kansas any more! |
| Nancy Gartenman |
Posted - Sep 20 2010 : 08:18:03 AM
I would say late forties or fiftys. What does that tag say that is inside the one?
www.Nancy-Jo.blogspot.com |
| ceejay48 |
Posted - Sep 20 2010 : 06:47:01 AM
My guess would be 50s . . kind of predecessor to the ones I received in the mid-60s as a high school graduation gift from my parents (still have the big one)
CJ
..from the barefoot farmgirl in SW Colorado...sister chick #665
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| melody |
Posted - Sep 20 2010 : 06:16:58 AM
Too bad the leather handles are gone!---I would venture to guess late 30's to mid 40's. Nice monogram!
I have quite a collection of small to mid-size suitcases that I stack and use as end tables and storage cases for my antique linens and paper ephemera. A few years ago I gave my good friend Kathy a re-vamped train case full of my handcrafted products complete with a customized baggage address label-Vintage suitcases are so much fun to play with!
Melody
Farmgirl #525
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| pnickols |
Posted - Sep 20 2010 : 03:48:29 AM
I've got one that looks a lot like those cept it's beige. came from my husbands mother so I was thinking ours was from say the 50's or 60's. It has all of her wedding mementos and old photos in it |
