somewhere for an archaeologist's papers

enigmata_wood · Post by **enigmata_wood** » Sun Oct 05, 2008 1:37 pm

May I present a 50 year old leather briefcase I forgot I had in a back cupboard.
http://s498.photobucket.com/albums/rr34 ... efcase.jpg
as far as I can tell it's identical to the one Indy carries into the meeting with the military big wigs in Raiders.

Post by **Jens** » Sun Oct 05, 2008 2:22 pm

Great find! And spot on, as far as I can judge this. Very nic - what do you want for it, I may know an Archaeologist who has papers to store.

Kidding aside - it's beautiful!

enigmata_wood · Post by **enigmata_wood** » Sun Oct 05, 2008 6:54 pm

oops. I may have given the impression the briefcase was for sale. Is the General Gear link a market place? if so I appologize. i was just sharing my [re-] discovery. of a family heirloom.

gwyddion · Post by **gwyddion** » Sun Oct 05, 2008 7:05 pm

enigmata_wood wrote:oops. I may have given the impression the briefcase was for sale. Is the General Gear link a market place? if so I appologize. i was just sharing my [re-] discovery. of a family heirloom.

Jens was just kidding: he is an archaeologist and would love to have such a briefcase (as would almost all of us ;-) ).

Great find there! Put it to good use, but make sure not to use it to destruction.

Regards, Geert

knibs7 · Post by **knibs7** » Sun Oct 05, 2008 10:00 pm

Very nice! Who is the maker?

NIBS

NatiJones · Post by **NatiJones** » Sun Oct 05, 2008 11:22 pm

That leather looks like it's in tip top shape! Great find! That almost looks like the old leather bosca wallets... it's beautiful!

maboot38 · Post by **maboot38** » Sun Oct 05, 2008 11:57 pm

Nice piece. I'd like to get a hold of something like that to put my laptop in!

Bazza · Post by **Bazza** » Mon Oct 06, 2008 12:01 am

Great looking case!

enigmata_wood · Post by **enigmata_wood** » Mon Oct 06, 2008 1:32 am

knibs7 wrote:Very nice! Who is the maker?

NIBS

Unfortunately the maker's label, if there ever was one, is now absent. What I do know is that it was bought in Norway in the 50's and owned by a very conservative Norwegian man, the sort who might write, "re-dub briefcase" once a year in his diary.

I also have, from him, a 70-year old WWII Norwegian Issue canvas and leather rucksack that was used to carry supplies and radios into the woods by the Norwegian resistance. I still use it as it's in such good condition.
Enigmata

Post by **Jens** » Mon Oct 06, 2008 3:43 am

enigmata_wood wrote:oops. I may have given the impression the briefcase was for sale. Is the General Gear link a market place? if so I appologize. i was just sharing my [re-] discovery. of a family heirloom.

Sorry, I was indeed kidding as gwyddion said. Sorry if this did not came out the way I wanted it to sound. Pardon.

But it still is a very nice bag!

somewhere for an archaeologist's papers

somewhere for an archaeologist's papers

my mistake?

Re: my mistake?

Re: my mistake?