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To all that are searching for a Gladstone bag I can just say that you should maybe look for a doctor's bag on ebay! This is what I got one for 30$. Not the most accurate that can found, but nice for travelling !

It looks like this one, but it's a bit bigger!

During my short time in the army 69-70. Many of the guys carried a type of Gladstone bag made out of a heavy pleather. Odd the way the army kept this bag shape.
I remember buying three of them and they came to about $10. I still have two that I store geologist tools in.
The soldiers would use these for a weekend pass or to carry the overflow from the duffle bag. I love the looks of a real, vintage Gladstone. But I must admit that when I see them I get Dejavu. Nothing pleasant either.
It is amazing how we or I relate so many items to events. The bad part is that it very often is not a pleasant event.
Human nature

Best regards,

Prof. Ed

Can I come on as the pedantic Englishman and point out that none of the bags pictured in this thread are true Gladstone bags?

Especially if you can provide pictures or a decent description of what would constitute the correct article.

And oh yes, welcome to the forum!

Cheers!

Main Entry: glad·stone
Pronunciation: 'glad-"stOn, chiefly British -st&n
Function: noun
Usage: often capitalized
Etymology: W. E. Gladstone
: a suitcase with flexible sides on a rigid frame that opens flat into two equal compartments -- called also gladstone bag

This from Merrium Webster.
But it's all academic because, in common usage, these oversized Doctor's bags are now known as "Gladstones." And, as any linguist worth his salt will tell you: nothing so defines a word as its common usage.

Not very screen accurate or cool as Hemingway's, but I recently picked up this brand new "in the spirit/close enough" on that other site.





Not to shabby for 150 bucks, given the going rate for gladstone bags.

SHORTY!!!!

That's still a nice looking bag!

If you look closer you can see that the one in ToD is more of a box-style!

'Bama,
That is an awesome find! I love that bag.
Enjoy it.

I'm making a huge laptop case right know. It will become a top rod bag which is simmilar in apperance to a gladstone bag. I will post some pictures soon if anybody is interessted in seeing it