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Name
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Information
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P&S Trunks
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Label actually says "Trunks That Wear, Everywhere"
and is yellow
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Pacific Trunk Co
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Must have been out west someplace
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Paine, J. R. Co
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513 Main Street, Cambridge, Mass most have
rounded tops
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Palica, F. J.
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"Makers" Racine, WI
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Palmer
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Salt Lake City "Tack Boxes and Trunks"
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Parkhurst, J. F. & Son
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Manufactured and Guaranteed by Parkhurst
Bangor, Maine ( we have a 1904 catalog from Parkhurst)
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Pearson, Thomas
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saddler and trunk maker, 24 Shippen Street
Shown in 1825
Philadelphia City Directory
(Special thanks to Matt Ainslie for providing info on
makers from Philadelphia)
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Peddie, C.B. & Co.
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Makers of trunks, bags, dress suit cases and
fine leather goods
689 Broad St. Newark. NJ
(thanks to Deborah Shields for this one)
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Perkiomen Trunk & Bag
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Wardrobe trunks, Philadelphia
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Perry, E. and Co
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Prize Winning Trunks
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Petersburg Trunk & Bag
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Metal tag on top - believed to be a subsidiary of
Seward
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Pettibone
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Maker of Fine Trunks
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Phillips Trunk Factory
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Supplied some trunks to Wards for a few years under
contract
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Phoenix Trunk Co
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Operated out west for several years, late 1800s.
They used many swastikas as decoration,
but keep in mind that this was way before that symbol
was used in Germany.
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Plimpton Manufacturing Co.
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See below (Porto)
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Pollack, Henry, Trunk Co
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"Polly Brand" trunks, made in Dallas, TX
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Porto
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Made by Plimpton Manufacturing Co,
Walpole, Massachusetts
(thanks to Christian for this one!)
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Prager, J.E.
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MFG. Trunks & Bags
717-8th Ave. Cor. 45th St. New York City
(thanks to Quinten R. for finding this maker)
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Preismeyer Brothers
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"All Types of Trunks Made, Repaired and Sold"
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Quirk, James A.
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St Louis, MO Hump-back trunks, canvas covering
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Rashkin, Edward
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Brooklyn, NY
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Rauchbach & Goldsmith
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These guys teamed up to make sturdy trunks in the
1910s-1940s.
Some military footlockers were also made by this company
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Repelow & Son
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New York
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Reynolds, E.D.
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Fremont Street, Portland, Maine
Wide
open mouth on label
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Rice, Horace
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30 Hanover Street, Boston, offering repair of trunks
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Rich, Reed, & Atwood
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Boston
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Reiger
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TJ Bynum tells us: Reiger made trunks in the
1870s.
His name was J.H. Rieger, business directory stated he
made
harness, saddles, trunks and valises and his business
was on 204 Smithfield Street in Pittsburg
Thanks, TJ!
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Rockford
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Rockford Trunk & Leather Co., Rockford, IL
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Rogers
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Rogers Trunks, 5-Ply, Genuine tin-covered dome tops
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Rogers and Madison
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R&M Trunk Corp, Petersburg, VA (somehow related
to Sewards?)
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Romadka
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Makers of the famous Romadka Ready Access Trunks,
some patents in 1904
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Roos, Ed
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Forest Park, IL, amker of cedar chests.
Thanks to Christine Shugarman for sending this link
to additional information
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Rose, DE
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DE Rose Trunk Co., American Beauty trunks, Los Angeles,
CA
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Roulstone, G.
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Trunks, Military items, caps, belts, etc. 7
Tremont Street, Boston mid 1800s
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Rountree, HW
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HW Rountree & Brothers, patent dates of March
12, 1889 and May 2, 1892
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Royal
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"Well Made Trunks to Travel the Globe" early 1900s
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S&S Trunk & Bag
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S&S stood for 'Service and Strength' Philadelphia
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Sage Trunk
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Sage Trunk & Leather Goods, Boston, early 1900s
automotive trunks
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Sales, Julian
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Leather goods and trunks, early 1900s, wardrobe trunks.
Toronto
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San Antonio Trunk Factory
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F. L. Simon, Proprietor 514 East Houston Street.
New Phone 1294
Professional trunks, all styles, made to order
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San Antonio Leather Co
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Hong Kong
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Saratoga Trunk Co
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Rumored to be from Saratoga, NY
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Sawyer, Asa
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Bangor, Maine - all manners of trunks repaired or
constructed to customer specifications
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Scherr, George
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Wooden tool boxes to suit the tradesman
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Schmit Brothers
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Wardrobe and more modern trunks, based in Wisconsin
- changed name to Eagle
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Schuff, Jacob J.
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46 Forth Ave and 44th, Union Square, NY Ladies and
Gents Traveling Trunks & European Dress Trunks
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Schussler
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Sent in by B. Strong: SCHUSSLER (Sp?), worked
for TAYLOR for 25 years and continued under his own name when Taylor closed.
My father-in-law was a Circus Clown, when he ordered
a trunk from Taylor, he received a letter from Schussler.
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Secor, M. M.
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Probably made more trunks than just about any other
company, based in Racine, WI, patent dates starting in the 1880s.
Established 1861. Had a salesroom at 240 Adams Street in Chicago.
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Seneca Trunk Co
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Standard trunks, rounded front edges on many of them.
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Seward Trunk & Bag Co
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If anyone could give Secor a run for the money in
terms of the sheer number of trunks made, Seward would be it. Huge
factory in Petersburg, VA. Still in business today - check the footlockers
at your local WalMart.
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Sheldon and Colton
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Saddle, harness and trunk makers, Main St., Hartford,CT
Also military equipments of all kinds.
This as the label reads. It's a small domed top trunk
or soldiers foot locker decorated with brass tacks . I know the company
was in business in 1824 as Harriet Beecher [Stowe] went to school in a
room over this shop.
Thanks to Dewey for sending this one in
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Shwayder
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Founder of Samsonite. Maker of automotive trunks
to fit on Model A Fords, among other types of trunks and cases.
Read more
here
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Siders, Henry
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No. 9 Old State House, Boston. "Saddles, bridles,
harnesses, trunks, and caps as cheap as can be purchased in Boston."
Started around 1804
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Soule, William
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Boston
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South Brothers
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1916-1920, 700 Austin Street, Waco, TX
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SOTCO
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(Thanks to Lynda Maymon for sending this info)
est. in 1890, NewYork, USA
Label says: THIS TRUNK IS GUARANTEED... BUILT OF
BASSWOOD BOUND TO WEAR
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Spaulding
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"Genuine Hard Vulcanized Fiber"
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Spahr, OJ
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O.J. Spahr-Saddler and Carriage Trimmer, Factory
Street, between First and Second Streets. This establishment was started
in 1878 by Brendt & Spahr, which partnership dissolved in February
1883, Mr. Spahr ws a native of Pennsylvania, where he was born in 1843.
He carried a full line of ready-made work in light and heavy harness, collars,
halters, whips, blankets, trunks, harness oils, nets, etc. Thanks
to TJ Bynum for sending this one in and to the Canal-Dover, OH Historical
Society.
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Springfield Trunk Factory
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Springfield, MO
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St Paul Trunk Co.
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St Paul, MN
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Stallman, F. A.
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Colombus, OH. Dresser, theatrical, and commercial
trunks
Best known for their dresser style trunks
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Standard
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The Standard Red Cedar Chest Co, Alta Vista, CA
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Steiger
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Wardrobe trunks, 1920s and 30s
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Stewart Trunk
Stewart & Munt
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Portmanteaus, bonnet boxes, and traveling bags.
6 North Street, Belfast
Petersburg, VA
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Supreme
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Supreme Union Trunk & Bag Co, maker of wardrobe
trunks in the 1920s
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Taylor
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C.A. Taylor Trunk Works
Maker of high-end trunks, very well made, and also held
patents on many
types of trunk parts that were used by several companies.
"Makers of the Celebrated Taylor XX Professional Trunks"
130 West Madison Street, Chicago (also on E. Randolph
Street)
(see Schussler above for additional information)
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Taylor
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(may be same as above - not sure) - Taylor Trunk
Co, Louisville, KY
and New York 111285
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Thomsen, C. F. Co.
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130 Superior Street, Cleveland 1861 - 1875
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Toledo Cooker Co.
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Didn't really make true traveling trunks - maker
of oak boxes for food service
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Topeka Trunk Co
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Topeka, KS
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Topham, James S.
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Trunks, traveling bags, Washington, DC
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Totty Trunk Co
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Cabinet Robe Trunks, Virginia (made wardrobe trunks
in early 1900s)
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Trees, Samuel & Co, Ltd.
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STACO Brand wardrobe trunks, made in Canada
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Tronic
Tronic MacKenzie
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Maker of some trunks sold through Sears (?)
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Truesdale, J. & Son
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Manchester, NH, incorporated 1894
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Trunk & Bag Workers
International Union
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Organized December 26, 1895
Factory #51
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Tuerke Trunks
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Baltimore, usually have a breass tag on top
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Union Supreme
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Sometimes called Supreme Union,maker of wardrobe
trunks in the early 1900s
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United States Trunk Co
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Mass produced fiber trunks, low cost, plants in Chicago
and Mass.
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Vanderman Mfg
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Maker of strong boxes and tool boxes, very heavy
duty,
still in business as Nesci Enterprises
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Victor
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U.K., "The British Manufacturer of Trunks"
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Virginia Trunk & Bag
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Petersburg, VA, maker of the Dreadnaught Trunk line
1910-1940
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Vuitton, Louis
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Some French guy, made some trunks and a handbag or
two.
OK, just kidding - an amazing company, still in business
with a great website.
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Walsh, C. & Sons
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Sole Leather trunks, mid 1800s - found one
dated 1870
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Walsh, Harold
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NY, didn't make trunks, just sold trunks made by
others from his shop in the Big Apple.
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Walton Trunk Co
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Might have been a store - tag found on a Leatheroid
trunk by website visitor DeborSoile
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Ward, Charles C.
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NYC, fiber board trunks with ornate fittings
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Weightman's Trunk
Factory
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Reading, PA. Made many alligator-pattern trunks
for the Sears catalog
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Weisman Trunk &
Luggage Co
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New York City
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Well-en
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Makers of wardrobe trunks, New York
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Wenters
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London Made Trunks
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Wesley & Johnson
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120 Crown Street, New Haven, CT (retailer only?)
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Western Grip & Trunk Co
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Milwaukee, maker of wardrobe trunks around 1916
Also, as sent in by Jim Rouse (thanks!)
"Western Grip & Trunk Co. -1914-
Guaranteed Holeproof Trunk Any part broken within 2 years will
be replaced or repaired free when shipped prepaid to our works at
Milwaukee, Wis."
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Wheary Trunk Co
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A large company, manufactured in several locations.
Ran a store inside the Empire State Building for many years. Made
the transition from trunks to suitcases when America started traveling
by plane.
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White, R.H. & Co
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Boston, also White Trunk & Bag, 1917, Nashville,
TN
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Whittle Trunk & Bag Co
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Knoxville, TN, makers of the "Cedarobe" trunk
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Whitney, D.D. & Co
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423 S. Spring Street, Los Angeles. Telephone
Main 203
"Sample Trunks & Cases a Specialty"
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Williams, Franklin & Co
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Baltimore, dome top trunks
No 106 North Howard Street, Between Fayette & Lexington
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Wilson & Bowker
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180 Lincoln Street, Boston
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Wilt, Charles T.
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180 Wabash, Chicago. Patent numbers from US
& Canada
also 42 Madison, Chicago. Bridal Trunks a Specialty
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Winship, H.A.
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Trunks, Bags, etc., GAR supplies, horse equipment
for let, Worsted bags & shawls a specialty. 16 Tremont Street,
Boston, later moved to Utica, NY
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Wolfe, Charles W.
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New York, wardrobe trunks
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Woolett, R. N.
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Minneapolis
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Young, Homer
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Toldeo, Ohio 1904 steamers, wall trunks
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