The Valigeria Franzi was an
Italian manufacturer of
leather bags and
luggage founded in
Milan in 1864 by Rocco Franzi. By the early 20th century, it was a supplier to royalty and nobility. It was listed on the
Milan stock exchange
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from 1905 to 1909.
Guccio Gucci worked for the company until he set up
Gucci in 1921.
The company mostly used English leather, but also produced some at the Conceria Monzese in
Monza
Monza (, ; lmo, label=Lombard language, Lombard, Monça, locally ; lat, Modoetia) is a city and ''comune'' on the River Lambro, a tributary of the Po River, Po in the Lombardy region of Italy, about north-northeast of Milan. It is the capit ...
, which it owned. This was marketed as "Cuoio Franzi".
In 1967 Franzi manufactured a
suitcase, "Partner", designed by
Cini Boeri and made from two half-shells of
aluminium and
ABS resin.
The company went into
liquidation
Liquidation is the process in accounting by which a company is brought to an end in Canada, United Kingdom, United States, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, Italy, and many other countries. The assets and property of the company are redistrib ...
in 1978, and a new company, Oreste Franzi & Co., was set up. It finally closed in 1998.
References
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[Giuseppe De Luca (2002)]
''Le società quotate alla Borsa valori di Milano dal 1861 al 2000: profili storici e titoli azionari''
(in Italian). Milano: Libri Scheiwiller.
[Colin Naylor (1990)]
''Contemporary Designers''
Chicago: St. James Press. {{ISBN, 9780912289694.
[Andrea Guolo, Amato Santi (2007)]
''La borsa... racconta: storia e protagonisti di mezzo secolo di pelletteria''
(in Italian). Milano: F. Angeli. {{ISBN, 9788846485144
[Cini Boeri: Suitcase, 1966]
New York: The Museum of Modern Art. Accessed May 2017.
[Guccio Gucci]
''Vogue'' Encyclo. Accessed May 2017.
Luggage manufacturers
Defunct manufacturing companies of Italy
Defunct leather manufacturers
Manufacturing companies established in 1864
Manufacturing companies disestablished in 1998
Companies formerly listed on the Borsa Italiana
Italian companies established in 1864
Italian companies disestablished in 1998