The Art of the Luggage Label

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Starting in two weeks, my new web site www.razsocollection.com will be THE source to purchase labels from the collection of Gyorgy Razso, a Hungarian collector who amassed one of the biggest luggage label collections in the world. The Razso Collection website

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Check out my new image stream of luggage labels. Hundreds of photos and lots of information.http://www.flickr.com/photos/wavesjax/

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The art of travel: Luggage LabelsWelcome to probably the first blog devoted to the art of luggage labels. Luggage labels are fascinating bits of hotel history from the golden age of travel, roughly the 1900's to 1950's. During this time these labels were used by hotels as advertising and eagerly applied to steamer trunks, suitcases and all sorts of luggage by hotel staff, mainly bellhops. Today,

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Richter & Co.,the great Italian printer The poster at right was recently offered for sale by a New York auction house and what struck me was how similar it is to the small format luggage label below. Can you guess what else is common about both of the items?They were both printed by Richter & Co. of Naples, Italy and designed by two of thier greatest artists, Mario Borgoni and J. Paschal. If you

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Undiscovered Sweeney Label?Recently while scanning ebay auction listings I came across this travel brochure with a cover illustrated by Dan Sweeney. Sweeney was the creator of a beautiful series of labels for several hotels in the Far East in the 1930's and these are highly sought after by collectors today. To date, the following labels are known to exist: these include the Hong-Kong Hotel; The

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A Richter & Co. Salesman SampleFor all the collectors and fans of Richter & Co. luggage labels, I thought you would enjoy taking a look at this beautiful and possibly unique salesman sample that recently was auctioned by Swann Galleries in New York City.It was common for salesman from various printing companies to visit hotels and show off their latest creations, and these meetings generally led

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Charles Kuhn Swiss designer of luggage labelsCharles Kuhn (1903-1999) was a designer of many spectacular Swiss hotel luggage labels and posters during the golden age of travel. Some of Kuhn's best designs were produced during a ten year period, roughly from 1930 to 1940. His works are noted for their clean, simple compositions and dramatic use of form and shape. Kuhn's tightly cropped

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