Samsonite

Samsonite International S.A. is an American[4] premium luggage manufacturer and retailer, with products ranging from large suitcases to small toiletries bags and briefcases.[6][7][8][9] A religious man, Shwayder named one of his initial cases Samson, after the Biblical strongman, and began using the trademark Samsonite in 1941 for its tapered vulcanized fiber suitcase, introduced in 1939.Effective September 1, 2005, Samsonite then moved its U.S. marketing and sales offices from Warren, Rhode Island, to Mansfield, Massachusetts.In June 2014, Samsonite agreed to buy technical outdoor backpack brand Gregory Mountain Products from Black Diamond, Inc., for $85 million in cash.[25] In September 2023, Bloomberg reported that Samsonite was exploring the possibility of a second listing in the U.S. as the luggage maker looked to broaden its investor base.Albert H. Reckler, then head of military and export sales for the luggage division, brought the idea of manufacturing and selling Lego in the U.S. to Samsonite.
A 1953 ad for Samsonite
A 1960 ad for Samsonite
Luggage lock
Samsonite Cosmolite suitcase in silver
Samsonite factory in Szekszard , Hungary, in 2016
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