When Jesse Shwayder founded Samsonite® in 1910 in Denver, travel was once reserved for only an exclusive few, those who had the means to see the world. Given this exclusivity, travel was a high quality experience from the transportation, to the attention to service, to even the accessories used to carry one’s belongings.
1910
The Shwayder Brothers, the company’s original founders, manufacture robust wooden trunks.
1962
The Classic Attaché was the first magnesium reinforced ABS-document case for business people.
1986
Oyster, the first suitcase with a three-point lock system.
