Suitcase

Name/Title

Suitcase

Entry/Object ID

2000.125.033 A+B

Description

Brown rectangular box has metal re-enforced corners, slots on (A) top for mail labels and slot on bottom for woven closing strap. Makers label calls box "Laundrpak"; boxes were used for mailing laundry home from college to be cleaned and mailed back to student. Label on top reads, "To: Mrs. Robert H. Collacott, Little Mountain Road, Mentor, OH".

Collection

Cleaning and Laundering

Made/Created

Date made

1940 - 1960

Notes

Date: 1940 Made: Fiberco

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Suitcase

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Case, Personal

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Personal Carrying & Storage Gear

Nomenclature Class

Personal Gear

Nomenclature Category

Category 03: Personal Objects

Dimensions

Width

12-5/16 in

Length

17 in

Dimension Notes

Lenghth: 20 3/4" Width: 12"

Material

Fiberboard

Condition

Overall Condition

Good