TOD travel bag and Raiders briefcase

Indiana Charles · Post by **Indiana Charles** » Wed Dec 27, 2006 10:24 pm

After hours of searching the internet for a screen accurate travel bag (my family is probably putting togather the commital papers) I think I found it. The briefcase I found by accident. The prices however are on the high side

Travel Bag:
http://www.shopeezee.co.uk/proddetail.p ... 26&cat=565

Comparison Pic:
http://www.theraider.net/showimage.php? ... ns/t72.jpg

Briefcase:
small
http://www.shopeezee.co.uk/proddetail.p ... -LH-D-3120

medium
http://www.shopeezee.co.uk/proddetail.p ... -LH-D-3121

large
http://www.shopeezee.co.uk/proddetail.p ... -LH-D-3122

If someone could post some screen caps of the briefcase and bag (I looked here but couldn't find any) for comparison that would be great

- I.C.

randystokes · Post by **randystokes** » Wed Dec 27, 2006 10:57 pm

Great finds. I especially a sucker for the briefcases, and would also be interested in screen captures from Raiders for comparison.

Randy

The real Henry · Post by **The real Henry** » Thu Dec 28, 2006 9:23 am

Nice finds!

BTW- The ToD travel bag was a more box-shaped doctor's bag.

Regards,
Henry

agent5 · Post by **agent5** » Thu Dec 28, 2006 9:50 am

Only clear pics of the front...

Only one of the back...

Looks more like a leather organizer than a briefcase.

randystokes · Post by **randystokes** » Thu Dec 28, 2006 10:39 am

Thanks, agent5, for those pictures. They confirmed one thing -- there were no straps on the front of the briefcase. I thought that was the case, and was glad to see it verified.

Briefcases seem to have grown over the years, possibly due in part to the growth in use of laptop computers and the need to have room in briefcases for those items. Plus, I seem to carry more and more with me all the time.

I'd love an Indy screen-accurate briefcase, but I need something with room for my laptop. I do have a distressed leather briefcase with straps on the front that looks pretty Indy-ish (especially when I'm carrying it with my distressed Wested). I bought it a year or so ago after seeing a post here on COW with a link to it on the web. One of the best compliments I've ever received on it was when someone looked at it and said "Wow, that briefcase looks like it's had years of adventures." In fact, I told them, it's only a year or so old.

Keep the links coming for Indy briefcases -- as I said, I'm a sucker for them!

Randy

agent5 · Post by **agent5** » Thu Dec 28, 2006 11:29 am

My guess as to the origins of this case would be that it most likely came on loan from Bermans and Nathans or bought on the streets of London, circa 1980.
In any case, I'd start looking at ones made in the UK in the late 70's early 80's or perhaps it is a period bag going back God knows when.

Post by **Michaelson** » Thu Dec 28, 2006 3:09 pm

David Morgan, our esteemed Indy whip maker, is a collector of antique brief cases. In s past conversation he and I had many years ago, it appears we both discovered through the same Paramount prop source that the brief case in Raiders was just something they grabbed from the same said military surplus store in London that they got the pile of MkVII gas mask bags. Unfortunately there was no record of what it was, or where it went after the film. Almost everything picked up from that store was returned after filming, including the brief case.

In all probability, the case would have been ex-British military issue, but this is just based on where the item was obtained from.

Regards! Michaelson

randystokes · Post by **randystokes** » Thu Dec 28, 2006 3:36 pm

Michaelson wrote:David Morgan, our esteemed Indy whip maker, is a collector of antique brief cases. In s past conversation he and I had many years ago, it appears we both discovered through the same Paramount prop source that the brief case in Raiders was just something they grabbed from the same said military surplus store in London that they got the pile of MkVII gas mask bags. Unfortunately there was no record of what it was, or where it went after the film. Almost everything picked up from that store was returned after filming, including the brief case.

In all probability, the case would have been ex-British military issue, but this is just based on where the item was obtained from.

Regards! Michaelson

That makes a lot of sense. I'm sure the prop makers weren't trying to do anything other than come up with something that would pass for the well worn case of a college professor. They were probably more interested in the "well worn" part of it!

Randy

Indiana Charles · Post by **Indiana Charles** » Thu Dec 28, 2006 6:20 pm

The real Henry wrote: BTW- The ToD travel bag was a more box-shaped doctor's bag.

I always thought the sides looked boxed shaped because Indy's clothes were stuffed inside

Thanks for the awsome pics agent5.

If you put the above pics in negitive there appears to be something at the corners of the flap. Does anyone else see this or have I been staring at the computer too long?

- I.C.

The real Henry · Post by **The real Henry** » Thu Dec 28, 2006 6:42 pm

Indiana Charles wrote:I always thought the sides looked boxed shaped because Indy's clothes were stuffed inside

- I.C.

No, if you look this screenshot you can see it quite good.

Vintage doctor bags are the closest things you can get, IMO. I have one that dates around 1906 and is pretty much the same size as Indy's. These bags were strenghened with paperboard at the sides which gave them the box-shape. It seems like the board cracked due the stunts.

Regards,
Henrik

Indiana Charles · Post by **Indiana Charles** » Thu Dec 28, 2006 10:05 pm

It looks like to the top got squished and that's what makes it look square to my eye. Can you post pics of your bag Henrik?

BTW here is another briefcase with no straps from the same company.

http://www.leonhard-heyden.com/en/html/ ... index.html

EDIT: Click on Tradition 80's. It's either 3046 or 3048 depending on how many gussets are on the original briefcase and it comes in brown. Also the lock isn't totally screen accurate but it's close enough. Still haven't figured out what those things are in the negitives of agent5's pics are yet. Snaps maybe

- I.C.

The real Henry · Post by **The real Henry** » Tue Jan 02, 2007 3:13 pm

Here are some pics of my bag:

The colors maybe not accurate, because I repainted the matel parts how I liked them best. I got mine for around 40$ and it's a great and stylish bag for travelling.

Regards,
Henrik

Post by **Michaelson** » Tue Jan 02, 2007 4:19 pm

Where did you find that one, Henrik?

Regard! Michaelson

The real Henry · Post by **The real Henry** » Tue Jan 02, 2007 4:35 pm

On the German ebay. I simply love these bags!

Regards,
Henrik

randystokes · Post by **randystokes** » Tue Jan 02, 2007 4:44 pm

Henrik:

That's a great looking bag. I found a similar one -- more like Henry Sr.'s bag in LC -- on eBay here in the states.

Randy

Indiana Charles · Post by **Indiana Charles** » Tue Jan 02, 2007 5:25 pm

A fine looking bag

- I.C.

Lord_Clarence · Post by **Lord_Clarence** » Wed Jan 31, 2007 3:33 pm

I cannot believe I have never, ever noticed that Indy and company was even carrying around that bag! I may have to turn in my credentials... or at least take a refresher course and watch the trilogy again. Darn.

Cordially,
LC

agent5 · Post by **agent5** » Wed Jan 31, 2007 4:25 pm

I cannot believe I have never, ever noticed that Indy and company was even carrying around that bag! I may have to turn in my credentials... or at least take a refresher course and watch the trilogy again.

It helps if you watch them frame by frame on your pc or an HDTV. You see things you shouldn't.

Post by **Jens** » Wed Jan 31, 2007 4:46 pm

Does that mean, you're seeing things?

Inbanana · Post by **Inbanana** » Fri Mar 13, 2009 6:44 pm

Another close enough ToD bag?
http://www.ebags.com/dr_koffer_fine_lea ... D=YAHSHOP1

TOD travel bag and Raiders briefcase

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