what kind of bag is this?

Perhaps a man's dop kit bag?

 

Used to be termed a (man's) shaving kit for travel.

 

Travel bag for men's toiletries. Traditional design, common quality. I would think, given lining, 1960s or into early 1970s. (If you're really interested, you could research COATS CLARK logo.)

Debora

 

Hi,
Still use mine from the 50s. Not that I travel much these days
greg

 

My dad had one just like this - kept his shoe polish kit in it.

 

Mine had the same one; he used it for business travel and on vacation forever or close to it.

 

I was gonna guess "lunchbox"!

 

My dad had one just like this too, it was his shaving, vanity type stuff. May have gotten his when he was drafted into the army, but not sure.
I always loved that bag, I wish I had come upon it in his things, but alas it
went somewhere unknown to me.

 

Exactly. I think I have my Dad's or Uncle's.

 

my dad had one like it also...

 

Still have mine and my Fathers, guess that makes us antiques?

 

I still have mine from the 50's and now I keep my 9MM in it.

 

Whoa shoot....that'll surely give you a close shave !!!!!!

 

What's it say on the bottom?????

 

I don't think my father ever used his bag. It always looked brand new. I remember the earthly smell of the leather case and when I peeked inside, there was a lovely brush. It was square in shape with a blonde colored top handle (maybe wood or celluloid) and white soft bristles.

I think, but am not sure, there were some other plastic cases in the bag where one could put soap, toothpaste, toothbrush etc.

 

Just for amusement: "Dopp kit" is a mostly-American term for a toiletry bag; named for the company that first marketed it in 1919, Charles Doppelt. The word Dopp is trademarked.....
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toiletry_bag#Dopp_kit

 

I've heard the term "Dopp kit" but thought it was mostly English. Interesting.

I still have this bag that was my Dad's and he has his shoe shine stuff in it - polish, cloth, brush. Can't seem to part with it.