Wednesday, 17 June 2020

On the Case





Lot 25.
A John Pound leather case and a travelling vanity case, with five silver top bottles
Estimate £60 - £100
24 June Auction

John Pound is the oldest luggage brand in the world. Beginning in London in 1823 making trunks and luggage for the gentry.  Sir John Pound was the son of the founder, taking over the business in the 1860s. By 1871 the company was one of the biggest of its kind in the UK, and still operates today.







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