As mentioned yesterday, for all the good it will do me I figured I’d try here first before Vinted or eBay.
One Drake’s holdall in hard chestnut leather, with a cognac suede lining and nickel-plated metalwork.
Roughly w*h*d 45cm*32cm*21cm
It has little internal structure save a zip pocket on one side and a flap on the other.
Comes with a matching luggage label and a strange woggle whose purpose I never determined.
Also comes with the (admittedly dusty) baggy that it shipped in.
There are a few scuffs here and there, most notably on one of the handles
but I’d still call it borderline new. More than anything there is a bit of dust (despite the baggy) and some tallow that has leeched out of the leather. For maintenance I would recommend nothing more than a dab of Renapur here and there.
Originally sold by Drake’s of London
and made by an atelier of magic gnomes in the east end (whose name escapes me) you can be assured that absolutely no expense was spared in materials and construction.
Drake’s styled it as “24 hours” but I’d call it more like two or three days. It also had a “48 hours” big brother that was the size of a steamer trunk and would have required staff to move it.
I think these things sold in minuscule numbers. The pool of sad berks prepared to pay over a grand for a piece of hand luggage was probably pretty small. Indeed in later years chatting to Drake’s staff they expressed surprise that it even existed - normally they do nothing bigger than a wallet. I can find no trace of this product on the internet.
Probably great for a weekend away in a car, but that’s not how I’ve ever rolled. I’m more of an “on foot, in the rain” guy so I use an array of indestructible plastic shit.
As alluded to above, this cost over a grand. I have a figure of £1150 in my head, but wouldn’t swear to it.
I’m going to pull an asking price of £350 out of my ass, of which £100 will go to Jon for maintenance of this dump. Perhaps the buyer could do two separate PayPal transfers.
I wouldn’t want to accept any money until we have worked out something concrete for shipping or collection. It’s quite big and is going to be bloody awkward and couriers would obviously mean the risk of it getting mashed up.
