Who knew that printed paper laminated onto acetate, formed over a

wooden frame with brass colored hardware and shiny plastic bindings

could blend into totally indestructable luggage? Say that ten

times fast…

It’s Shwayder Brothers Samsonite Streamlite luggage and it’s heavy as

hades and near impossible to dent, ding or destroy. Your parents or

grandparents certainly owned a piece, or two, or three, or more, as it

was the industry leader from 1941 until the Shwayders got savy to the

lightness of magnesium frames instead of wood in 1955.

The shipping cost will make you weep, but these bags usually clean up easily and are cool for storage, display or use.

Here is a chart I developed using items listed on Ebay showing the

dimensions (sorted by longest, or width, first) and known model numbers

and colors. The 4-digit model number of the piece is always ##

(two-digit color number) ## (two digit type number). For example all

Admiral Blue pieces begin with 47 and all Hat boxes end with 20.

I hope this is helpful to both sellers and buyers of this wonderful

medium! Please click on the “helpful” button below before

browsing away….

Color # Type # Color

name Type Name

Width Height

Depth

41 12 Alligator

Train

13 8 9

45 12 Natural

Rawhide Train

13

8 9

46 12 Saddle Tan

Train

13 8 9

47 12 Admiral

Blue Train

13

8 9

49 12 Colorado

Brown Train

13

8 9

51 12 Bermuda

Green Train

13

8 9

47 15 Admiral

Blue Ladies Overnight Small?

15 10 5.5

49 15 Colorado

Brown Ladies Overnight Small?

15 10 5.5

51 15 Bermuda

Green Ladies Overnight Small?

15 10 5.5

45 16 Natural

Rawhide ?

16

13.5 6.5

41 18 Alligator

Briefcase

18 15 5

46 18 Saddle Tan

Briefcase

18 15 5

49 18 Colorado

Brown Briefcase

18 15 5

41 20 Alligator

Hat box

16.5 18.25 7.5

45 20 Natural

Rawhide Hat box

16.5

18.25 7.5

46 20 Saddle Tan

Hat box

16.5 18.25 7.5

47 20 Admiral

Blue Hat box

16.5

18.25 7.5

49 20 Colorado

Brown Hat box

16.5

18.25 7.5

51 20 Bermuda

Green Hat box

16.5

18.25 7.5

41 21 Alligator

Ladies Overnight Regular 21

13 8

45 21 Natural

Rawhide Ladies Overnight Regular

21 13 8

46 21 Saddle Tan

Ladies Overnight Regular 21

13 8

47 21 Admiral

Blue Ladies Overnight Regular

21 13 8

49 21 Colorado

Brown Ladies Overnight Regular

21 13 8

49 21 Colorado

Brown Ladies Overnight Regular

21 16 7

51 21 Bermuda

Green Ladies Overnight Regular

21 13 8

41 32 Alligator

Companion

21 15 8

45 32 Natural

Rawhide Companion

21

16 7

46 32 Saddle Tan

Companion

21 16 7

49 32 Colorado

Brown Companion

21 15 8

41 35 Alligator

?

24 18 7

46 35 Saddle Tan

?

24 18 7

47 35 Admiral

Blue ?

24

18 7

49 35 Colorado

Brown ?

24

18 7

46 37 Saddle Tan

?two suiter?

24 19 8.5

49 37 Colorado

Brown ?two suiter?

24

19 8.5

45 39 Natural

Rawhide Ladies? Trunk?

29

21 9.5

45 51 Natural

Rawhide Traveler

21 18 8

47 51 Admiral Blue

Traveler

21 18 8

51 51 Bermuda

Green Traveler

21 18 8

49 52 Colorado

Brown ?

23

19 7