If I were to tell you that the leather suitcase you see above is made from full-grain boot leather and is sold with a 100 year warranty, you’d probably be more than ready to toss your Samsonite suitcase out next to the trash cans and place your order. I certainly was, until I remembered that in my part of the world, people steal nice looking suitcases right off luggage carousels. Sigh.
Saddleback Leather lists their suitcases as “functional art” and suggests that when they aren’t in use, you might want to plonk it down in the livingroom as a piece of decorative decor. Which actually isn’t a bad idea.
Ben Branch has had his work featured on CNN, Popular Mechanics, the official Smithsonian Magazine, Road & Track Magazine, the official Pinterest blog, the official eBay Motors blog, BuzzFeed, and many more.
Silodrome was founded by Ben back in 2010, in the years since the site has grown to become a world leader in the alternative and vintage motoring sector, with millions of readers around the world and hundreds of thousands of followers on social media.
These are Frank Sinatra’s original fingerprint records from his arrest on the 26th of November 1938 – he was charged with the crime of seduction. His alleged conviction was for engaging in sexual intercourse under promise of marriage with an unmarried woman of good repute. The fingerprint record lists Sinatra’s age, weight, height, hair and…
The Lincoln-Zephyr V12 engine made its first appearance in the Lincoln-Zephyr models of 1936 with a capacity of 267 cubic inches. The Lincoln-Zephyr V12 Engine If the design of the V12 looks familiar to you, it’s probably because it was somewhat based on the legendary Ford Flathead V8. The Ford V8 would become the backbone of…
The Timbuk2 Clark Pack was designed specifically for those who spend time out exposed to the elements on the road – primarily motorcyclists and cyclists. It has a tough Cordura nylon outer shell and a large woven mesh reflective panel to significantly boost visibility when on the road at night. The team at Timbuk2 made…
The Long Haul Dyneema Motorcycle Jacket by Taylor Stitch is handmade in California using the world’s strongest fiber – Dyneema®, an Ultra-High Molecular Weight Polyethylene (UHMwPE). The material blend used is one of the most abrasion resistant fabrics in the world, made by weaving 52% Dyneema® polyethylene fiber, with 37% cotton, and 9% polyamide. This 13.7…
The Bolle McQueen Motorcycle Goggles were developed to evoke the look of the iconic goggles worn by the likes of Steve McQueen and Bud Ekins in the ISDT International Six Day Trials and Mojave Desert Races in the 1960s. Bolle developed the goggles using all new materials to ensure that modern safety standards are met….
The HORIZON Watch was designed to be an affordable, minimalist Swiss-made wristwatch with a unique face that tells the time at a glance. Time is read by noting the position of the rotating disc, one half indicates daylight and the other half indicates night, it rotates once every 24 hours, and you read the time…
