Thursday, April 14, 2011

Wednesday, April 13, 2011

Olympia

Olympia Luggage Inc in Carlstadt, NJ is a private company categorized under Wholesale Luggage. Current estimates show this company has an annual revenue of $500,000 to $1 million and employs a staff of approximately 1 to 4. Companies like Olympia Luggage Inc usually offer: Kids Luggage, Swiss Luggage, Vintage Luggage, Altman Luggage and Kipling Luggage.

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Sunday, April 10, 2011

Present from Wife - Dell


Sweetheart offered an excellent present! I have never seen any Dell ZPT before. All in excellent condition.

Saturday, April 9, 2011

Thursday, March 24, 2011

Pegasus


This is one of the favorites.
Pegasus Luggage was spun
off in September 1975 under Eugene C. Ferri, Jr. A Miami native, Ferri made his mark in the early 1960s as a life insurance salesman for Gulf Life Insurance Co.
In his 50s, Ferri passed away in 1988 from cancer.
Pegasus Luggage is known for its innovative design and ease of travel.


Wednesday, March 23, 2011

Jeep


Jeep is an automobile marque of Chrysler. It is the oldest off-road vehicle (also sport utility vehicle – SUV) brand. It inspired a number of other military Light Utility Vehicles, such as the Land Rover which is the second oldest 4-wheel-drive brand. The original Jeep vehicle that first appeared as the prototype Bantam BRC became the primary light 4-wheel-drive vehicle of the United States Army and Allies during World War II, as well as the postwar period. Many Jeep variants serving similar military and civilian roles have since been created in other nations

Tuesday, March 22, 2011

Wenger and Swiss




In 1893 at Delémont in the Canton of Bern, in Switzerland, the industrial cutlery house of Paul Boéchat & Cie received a contract from the Swiss Army to produce knives. In 1898, Theodore Wenger was hired to be its manager and later renamed the company Wenger & Co. S.A..
One of Wenger's first acts was to acquire a manufacturer of spoons and forks which he moved to a rented factory in Delemont. In 1900 a new 18,000-square-foot facility was built.

  • In 1929, after Theo Wenger's death, Kaspar Oertli gained majority share in the company.
  • In 1986, the factory was modernized following a factory fire.
  • In 1988, Wenger started producing watches.
  • In 2005, Victorinox acquired Wenger. Wenger are advertised as the "Genuine Swiss Army Knife" and Victorinox as the "Original Swiss Army Knife".
  • In 2005, Wenger introduced Evolution, a series of Swiss Army Knives with ergonomic handles. This was dubbed the "first design change to the red-handled Swiss Army Knives since their inception".
  • In 2007, Wenger introduced EvoGrip, ergonomically-shaped Swiss Army Knives with rubber inserts to improve safety grip .

-Wikipedia