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somewhere for an archaeologist's papers
Posted: Sun Oct 05, 2008 1:37 pm
by enigmata_wood
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.
Posted: Sun Oct 05, 2008 2:22 pm
by Jens
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!
my mistake?
Posted: Sun Oct 05, 2008 6:54 pm
by enigmata_wood
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.
Re: my mistake?
Posted: Sun Oct 05, 2008 7:05 pm
by gwyddion
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
Posted: Sun Oct 05, 2008 10:00 pm
by knibs7
Very nice! Who is the maker?
NIBS
Posted: Sun Oct 05, 2008 11:22 pm
by NatiJones
Posted: Sun Oct 05, 2008 11:57 pm
by maboot38
Nice piece. I'd like to get a hold of something like that to put my laptop in!
Posted: Mon Oct 06, 2008 12:01 am
by Bazza
Great looking case!
Posted: Mon Oct 06, 2008 1:32 am
by enigmata_wood
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
Re: my mistake?
Posted: Mon Oct 06, 2008 3:43 am
by Jens
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!
