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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;DragonflyWink, post: 312615, member: 111&quot;]I managed a luggage shop in the 1980s, and we also had a large repair shop in the back, so I&#039;m pretty familiar with American luggage of various construction and materials (and I just have a weakness for old suitcases).&nbsp; Guessing that European pieces would be similar in many ways - you can&#039;t really date by the materials, chipboard was used in the 19th century and was still common in new cases in the &#039;80s, probably is still used, and a few manufacturers, mostly high-end, were still using wood frame construction when I sold luggage.&nbsp; All sorts of different materials have always been used for luggage, but by style, yours should date somewhere from the 1890s into the 1920s (more common in the 20th century), and some manufacturers likely kept producing similar designs a bit later.</p><p><br /></p><p>It&#039;s a nice looking little piece, I especially like the stamped design on the corners and the cross-striping on the fabric...</p><p><br /></p><p>~Cheryl[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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