Luggage

Before a large carry-on bag became the way to travel, suitcases were the go. 

Looking at this tan coloured 1970s suitcase, its hard to believe it survived the baggage handlers of the time but it did!  I even seem to recall sitting on suitcases on more than one occasion just to fit one more thing in.  (There wasn't nearly as much weighing of baggage thirty years ago).  They are surprisingly sturdy, although a luggage strap was usually added "just in case."

The much-older hat box is another story.  It probably dates to the 1940s, and era when hats were a necessary article of clothing, and were treated with suitable respect!