vintage luggage: the bertha sisters

many years ago, my mother generously gave me one of her vintage samsonite suitcases.

it was an enormous piece of luggage, electric cherry red and lined with salmon satin.

i fell completely in love with this fabulous behemoth and named her big bertha.

over the years, my mother gave me two of the other pieces: a small suitcase who i named little bertha and a train case who i named beauty bertha.

when i visited home last fall, i obtained the final piece in the set: a tote that looks like a bowling bag.

i named her bowling bertha, of course.

someday i plan to photograph all four sisters together again.

for now, i'd simply like to give you a sneak peek of the long lost saucy sister, bowling bertha...