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]]> By: Dickie http://caddellinsightgroup.com/blog2/2006/12/a-very-brief-history-of-wheeled-luggage/comment-page-1/#comment-50 Dickie Wed, 13 Jun 2007 16:31:00 +0000 http://caddellinsightgroup.com/blog2/?p=142#comment-50 John, thought you might want to know that it was my father, D. Dudley Bloom, who came up with the idea for luggage on wheels in modern times. He joined Atlantic Luggage (then Atlantic Products, Inc.) in Trenton, New Jersey, early in 1957 as VP and Director of Marketing, after having started in marketing at Amsco Toys in Hatboro, PA. Sometime that year, he went to see the firm's president, a man with the suggestive name of Ted Cart, and told him he thought Atlantic ought to put luggage on wheels. "Who'd want to buy luggage on wheels?" replied Cart. The idea was immediately dropped, and so it wasn't until 1972 that the guy who founded US Luggage, Bernard Sadow, again came up with the idea, obtained a patent on April 4th of that year, and made consumer product history shortly thereafter.<br/>As a result, the whole story of Dad's coming up with the idea has been obscured in the mists of business history.<br/>Sadow was still alive two years ago when I exchanged emails with him. He lives in Chappaqua, NY, where he is a neighbor of Bill and Hillary Clinton. John, thought you might want to know that it was my father, D. Dudley Bloom, who came up with the idea for luggage on wheels in modern times. He joined Atlantic Luggage (then Atlantic Products, Inc.) in Trenton, New Jersey, early in 1957 as VP and Director of Marketing, after having started in marketing at Amsco Toys in Hatboro, PA. Sometime that year, he went to see the firm’s president, a man with the suggestive name of Ted Cart, and told him he thought Atlantic ought to put luggage on wheels. “Who’d want to buy luggage on wheels?” replied Cart. The idea was immediately dropped, and so it wasn’t until 1972 that the guy who founded US Luggage, Bernard Sadow, again came up with the idea, obtained a patent on April 4th of that year, and made consumer product history shortly thereafter.
As a result, the whole story of Dad’s coming up with the idea has been obscured in the mists of business history.
Sadow was still alive two years ago when I exchanged emails with him. He lives in Chappaqua, NY, where he is a neighbor of Bill and Hillary Clinton.

]]> By: robert_bierman http://caddellinsightgroup.com/blog2/2006/12/a-very-brief-history-of-wheeled-luggage/comment-page-1/#comment-24 robert_bierman Mon, 11 Dec 2006 22:05:00 +0000 http://caddellinsightgroup.com/blog2/?p=142#comment-24 John:<br /><br />Thanks for the terrific coverage of the FORTUNE Innovation Forum -- it's been great to read about all of the things that even we miss!<br /><br />Best ... <br /><br />Bob Bierman<br />President<br />FORTUNE Conferences John:

Thanks for the terrific coverage of the FORTUNE Innovation Forum — it’s been great to read about all of the things that even we miss!

Best …

Bob Bierman
President
FORTUNE Conferences

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