Luggage

I’ve never really understood suitcases. Never had one. And as for the evil contraptions of umbrellas, well that’s another story. I basically prefer having both hands free when I’m traveling hence I’ve always traveled with a rucksack and waterproofs.
But I do have a soft spot for that golden age of travel between, let’s say, the 1860s and 1930s when railway station platforms and the sides of liners in dock would be awash with luggage of all shapes and sizes. When I started to think about the subject I began to wonder how on earth the suitcases, bags and cases ...