Talk:Suitcase

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smart suitcase adoption rate increasing?[edit]

I'm skeptical that the adoption of smart suitcases is accelerating as the article asserts. After initial introduction, they met with strong reception but when the US FAA imposed restrictions on lithium-ion batteries on flights, it seems to have dramatically slowed adoption of these devices. We need a source to back up the statement that the adoption rate of these cases continues to increase. Toddst1 (talk) 14:28, 11 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Her book Mother of Invention and this related article claim that wheeled suitcases existed in the marketplace before 1972. Mapsax (talk) 02:29, 27 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]

No real history![edit]

There certainly were suitcases a long time before the 1930s. No one mentions soft-sided suitcases, that were popular for non-airline travel, too, a metal frame in a canvas body. What are the types of suitcases? Not just materials, but sizes, like the pullman or weekender as a dimensional type. 141.239.177.153 (talk) 22:19, 20 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Wheeled luggage[edit]

From https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2021/jun/24/mystery-of-wheelie-suitcase-how-gender-stereotypes-held-back-history-of-invention, based on the author's Att uppfinna världen: hur historiens största feltänk satte käppar i hjule, published in English as Mother of invention: how good ideas get ignored in an economy built for men, it appears the idea goes back at least to 1952. Mcljlm (talk) 02:37, 15 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

GA Review[edit]

This review is transcluded from Talk:Suitcase/GA1. The edit link for this section can be used to add comments to the review.

Reviewer: Cessaune (talk · contribs) 05:09, 25 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

I'm going to review this. It seems interesting. Likely timeline: two weeks. Cessaune [talk] 05:09, 25 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Here we go.
Illustrated: checkY
  • Images are definitely representative.
  • Airports are mentioned frequently, so I think an image of a baggage carousel with suitcases on it would be a good way to tie everything together.
Stable: checkY
  • No edit warring or major conflicts.
Broad: checkY
  • It goes into extensive detail about the history of luggage. Defintely broad in its coverage.
Okay, this was the easy part. I'll finish the rest in a few days. Cessaune [talk] 02:36, 5 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Well-written: checkY
The prose is fine. Nothing insane, but it's good.
Verifiable: checkY
Every paragraph has multiple inline citations; all the citations point to relevant websties and are reliable.
Neutral: checkY
Follows DUE, FRINGE, etc.
Normally I have so much to say. Anyway, good job! It passed!
Benmite, have you thought about a DYK nom? Maybe something about the "femininity" of rolling suitcases? Cessaune [talk] 11:44, 16 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]
@Cessaune: Thanks so much for the review! I'll definitely consider doing the DYK nom, especially since I was personally surprised when I found out the reason it took so long for us to put wheels on suit cases en masse. benǝʇᴉɯ 02:30, 18 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]