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1967
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2423

Samsonite Cushionaire Brochure

3 pages
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0911-000-000

Samsonite Silhouette Packing Guide/Instructions

Included in this collection as an example of the system that subsequently replaced the old numbering system that started over two decades before, starting sometime in or after 1970. Note that it only applies to the luggage division.
3 pages
1965
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B-2179A

"A Talent For Travel" Samsonite Luggage Brochure

12 pages
1959
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2330

Samsonite Streamlite Christmas Brochure (Gimbels)

3 pages
1967
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H-2270

Samsonite Outdoor Furniture 1967 Dealer Catalog

3 pages
1956
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1214

Samsonite Streamlite Luggage Brochure

Sometimes found with "Denver 9, Colorado" handwritten on the cover.
4 pages
1961
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B-1884

Samsonite Silhouette Western Airlines Packing Guide

7 pages
1963
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B1955R

Samsonite Silhouette "Now That You're Travelling as Two" Guide/Instructions

This book began distribution sometime in 1963 into 1969, this is the revised version to update Shwayder Bros. Inc to Samsonite Corp.
8 pages
1948
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483

Samsonite Initialgrams (Inner Instruction/Ad Sheet)

1 page
1949
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595

Samsonite Luggage Brochure "Strong Enough to Stand On"

Dated via image on front and approximation via form number, a magazine ad appears in 1949 using that image. Possibly 1950.
5 pages
1961
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2356

Samsonite Travel Bureau "Pointers on Packing" Guide

3 pages
1965
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2397

Samsonite Sunrest Brochure

3 pages
1951
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767

How to Pack Your Samsonite Two-Suiter Guide/Instructions

3 pages
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950C

How to Pack Your Streamlite Samsonite Two-Suiter Instructions

'C' possibly implies a revision to reflect a newer line, as both the Alligator finish and the Hang-It-All released far after 950 was first prepared. Thus, it is possible that for each revision a letter was assigned rather than redesigning the pamphlet: 'A', 'B', 'C', etc.
3 pages
1940
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Samson Auto Luggage Dealer Pamphlet (1940)

3 pages
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2234

Samsonite Retailer Order Brochure ("The Luggage That Can 'Take It'")

Likely from the early 1950s.
3 pages
1960
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B1778

Samsonite Horizon 3-Suiter Packing Instructions

3 pages
1956
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1189

How to Pack Your Samsonite Ladies' Hang-It-All Instructions

The Hang-It-All was new for 1956.
3 pages
1956
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1224

How to Pack Your Streamlite Samsonite Ladies' Wardrobe Instructions

3 pages
1941
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25-41

Samson 2-Suiter Packing Instructions/Guide

3 pages
1954
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Samsonite Dealer Ad Mats for Hat Box (1954)

The hat box was new for 1954, this envelope/contents helps solidify that date. Note that the form numbers for the inner mats are not within either of the two known form number systems from this time.
3 pages
1935
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Shwayder Brothers, Inc. Invoice (1935)

1 page
1965
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Samsonite Electric Kitchen Knife Instructions

3 pages
1930
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1930 Samson Luggage Dealer Catalog

Notice still Shwayder Trunk Mfg. Co., as the name of the company changed in 1931.
15 pages
1956
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1239

1956 Samsonite Classroom Furniture Catalog

16 pages
1958
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1500

1958 Samsonite Classroom Furniture Catalog

An insert from The American School and University (1957 - 1958): Vol 2
11 pages
1971
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1000

The Samsonite Travelers Handbook

First mentioned in newspapers in 1971: The Daily Sentinel Sun, May 02, 1971 (Page 28). Distributed until ~1975.
11 pages
1961
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1961 Press Photo - Shwayder Bros Inc. Headquarters Denver

2 pages
1967
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1967 Press Photo - Montbello Plant

2 pages
1956
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1300

1956 Samsonite Classroom Furniture Catalog (Abridged)

A much shorter version of the larger 1956 catalog.
4 pages
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Samsonite Silhouette Tag (24" Pullman Case in Dover White)

Possibly mid-1950s to early 1960s.
2 pages
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"Ski in Colorado" Samsonite Silhouette Dealer Postcard

This would be dateable via wherever the Holiday magazine article can be identified. I'd guess anytime between the late 1950s and 1964.
2 pages
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2340

Ultralite Samsonite Luggage Free Vacation and Travel Information

2 pages
1928
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Shwayder Trunk Manufacturing Company Hang Tag (1928-1930)

The year given is based on when the Detroit plant opened: 1928. This hang tag could've been used anytime between then and 1931, when the name of the company changed to Shwayder Bros. Inc.
2 pages
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ca. 1963 Samsonite Silhouette Press Photo

2 pages
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1959 Press Photo - Shwayder Bros., Inc. Denver Plant Ripsaw Jig

2 pages
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1960 Press Photo - Jesse Shwayder Holding Horizon Case

2 pages
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1959 Press Photo - Jesse Shwayder Holding Horizon Case

2 pages
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944

Samsonite Luggage "America's Most Famous Traveler!" Brochure

4 pages
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B-1847

Samsonite Silhouette Packing Guide

Form number format is newer as this one was updated to say "Samsonite Corporation" instead of "Shwayder Bros. Inc."
7 pages
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0909-000-002

Samsonite Silhouette Handi-Tote Instructions

3 pages
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0901-000-001

Samsonite Silhouette Attache Instructions

3 pages
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The Samsonite Story (1970s)

7 pages
1968
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1968 Montbello Plant Press Photo

2 pages
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984

Samsonite Card Table Tag

1 page
1968
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H-2377

Samsonite Customaire Furniture Catalog

4 pages
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Samsonite Sentinel, March 10th, 1910

This is a simulated piece, likely created internally as part of a (now lost) larger exhibition celebrating Samsonite's history. The document is not actually from 1910, it likely dates to 1960 or later.
2 pages