In the USA, Mori’s leather shop offers a wide range (around 1940).
In the foreground and on the left: wardrobe trunks

On the shelves: suitcases, hat trunks…

In the shop window: small leather items

In this adventure movie, trunks are everywhere.
Movie: The Naked Prey, 1966

Vuitton at one of their retailers’ shop around 1900

We are often asked how we pack trunks for transport.

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You will find vulcanized fiber on the bindings of trunks made by Vuitton (lozine), Goyard and Moynat; but also as main coating on the American wardrobe trunks and such called “cardboard suitcases” that are actually fiber suitcases.

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