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Week-End Louis Vuitton trunk c.1940
Rare Louis Vuitton "Week-end" trunk from the 1940s covered with a monogram canvas and protected by lozine borders.This trunk is designed to carry hats, clothes, dresses etc. Everything you need for a weekend in the early 20th century! There is a deployable closet on the top, with a place for hats in the trunk. The case is equipped with a leather handle and brass jewelry. The lock was engraved after the case was made, with a new key number. The name of the original owner is painted under the handle. The clasps and lock are stamped "Louis Vuitton Paris".
There is also an extremely rare enamel plate, probably fixed by Louis Vuitton, indicating "Winship Migrator - Wardrobe & Hats box" with a duck design embossed on the brass. A hotel label glued to the top of the case indicates a stay in the grand Park Hotel in Villach, Austria.
Good condition : Despite a significant history, this luggage is in overall nice condition, with fine marks on the outer canvas and some stains on the interior.
Brand : Louis Vuitton
Dimensions : L: 46cm / P: 46cm / H: 24cm
Sku : R106
Color : Brown
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Un peu d'histoire... La maison Louis Vuitton est née en 1854, un fabricant Layetier - Emballeur d’abord spécialisé dans la confection de coffres de rangement. La grande révolution de Louis Vuitton, c’est d’avoir anticipé le développement des transports ferroviaires, à une époque où les voyages en calèche étaient prédominants. Pour permettre un voyage en train, les malles devaient être empilées dans les wagons et leurs formes bombées à cette époque empêchaient ce simple rangement.
En proposant les premières malles plates, Louis Vuitton inventa la première malle de luxe. Rapidement, il apporte des matériaux nobles à l’intérieur de ses malles, avec des aménagements spécifiques, des bordures protégées par du cuir, des fermoirs en laiton solide… Au fil des années, Louis Vuitton perfectionne ses malles aux demandes de ses clients fortunés. En 1872, pour démarquer ses pièces des concurrents qui commencent tous à copier sa production, Louis décide d’inventer la première toile à motifs pour recouvrir ses bagages : Les rayures. Nous retrouvâmes ensuite en 1888 la toile damier, suivis du célèbre monogramme LV sur une toile jacquard de 1896.
THE LOUIS VUITTON WEEK END TRUNK
The weekend trunk, which is no bigger than a hatbox, contains everything needed for a short stay. The dresses are held together by straps, a small compartment contains a locker for shoes, another for lingerie.
(Excerpt from a Goyard sale catalog around 1930)
Patent of the improved briefcase
Improved case allowing to pack and transport clothes in a very small volume without fear of creasing them.
This case comprising a device-support articulated in the lid, the said support being able to be lowered, to receive removable rods on which the clothes are placed astride, raised so as to be lodged in the lid; in this position the rods cannot leave their housing any more etc.
(Extract from the patent for the case perfected by Goyard, filed on January 17, 1931)
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