Representative suitcase

A very nice marmot representative or jeweler who bears the marks of time but remains functional and very aesthetic. Ideal for storing jewelry, for example. Early 20th century. It consists of a compartmentalized floor at the top and 2 drawers at the bottom. The representative's briefcase is called a groundhog. "marmot" is a term that covers all the luggage of professionals destined for the transport of samples. And here's his story: to attract the curious, the savoy street vendors accompanied themselves with a tame groundhog that they carried in a "groundhog box". The savoyard and his groundhog were popular figures of the parisian street, represented by numerous engravings. By extension, from the beginning of the 19th century, all trunks, boxes and suitcases for street sale were called "groundhogs". Even today, every commercial traveller has a groundhog, adapted to his samples and custom-designed.