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
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
Guide created: 11/18/06 (updated 08/06/08)

Thank you for voting. If your vote meets our