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Small Black Metal Trunk

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Belber Trunk & Bag Co

1942

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Overview

Small black tin trunk with brass rivets and latching which maybe a US WWII Officers mess kit. The inside of the trunk is painted olive green and has some leather straps attached to the lid.

Historical information

The Belber company was established in 1891 when two school-age brothers, Aaron and Henry Belber, scraped together $200 and started making luggage in a South Philadelphia basement. The Belber brothers, ages 14 and 17, worked 10 hours a day, six days a week, hand-stitching luggage. They opened their first factory in 1903 and were soon joined by their 2 other brothers, Herman and Maurice.

From 1919 the Belber Trunk and Bag Company started a period of expansion based on acquisition and by 1920 became one of the world's biggest manufacturers of quality traveling goods. This continued until the 1950s when the advent of air travel lessened demand for their product and they became dormant in the 1970s.

Details

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-124-2024.110

Item type

Themes

Material

Width

34 cm

Height or length

45 cm

Depth

36 cm

Inscriptions and markings

STOCK NO (unreadable)
USA PATENT SPEC No (unreadable)....
JEFFERSONVILLE
QM DEPOT 3-2-42
BELBER TRUNK & BAG CO

Keywords

Place made

Jeffersonville
Indiana
United States

Year

Primary significance criteria

Social or spiritual significance

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ROOM 1.7 Marine

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