A vintage man bag - a 1944 "Satchel Signal"

Sunday, 22 January 2012

By "vintage man bag" I mean that the bag is vintage, not the man!

I'm laid up with a fractured knee following a cycling accident and using crutches means that I need a bag to hang around my neck to carry book, newspapers, phone etc. around the house. I have to thank my assistant for helping me get this post online.


What better than my vintage military "Satchel Signal - ZA 6282", bought at a cycle jumble a few years ago. I suspect it was used by motorbike messengers during the war. Maybe something for Nigel Cabourn to reproduce?


P.S. Having written the above I Googled "Satchel Signal" and, would you believe it, found a mine of information. Is there anything somebody DOESN'T collect? Apparently it would have been usually used for headsets for radios. Here's a link if you want to know more.




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4 comments

  1. That's Not My Age22 January 2012 at 03:57

    Sorry to hear about your cycling accident. I got knocked off my bike by a white van man once and ended up with a dislocated shoulder and broken bones in the other hand. One arm in plaster, the other in a sling. I could've done with a good-looking satchel like that!

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    1. Grey Fox22 January 2012 at 05:44

      Ouch! White van man is the cyclist's worst hazard! Thanks for your comment.

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  2. Ben24 January 2012 at 06:07

    Beautiful. Isn't it odd how over time how something originally designed for no other reason than functionality becomes desired based on it's looks ?

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    1. Grey Fox24 January 2012 at 06:25

      Thanks Ben, yes I agree. Age gives a patina, but also the robustness that has allowed it to survive so long gives it an attraction. I wonder if women see older men that way?

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