Company type |
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Industry | leather goods |
Founded | 1864, Milan, Italy |
Founder | Rocco Franzi |
Defunct | 1998 |
Fate | closed |
Headquarters | Milan , Italy |
Products | leather luggage |
The Valigeria Franzi was an Italian manufacturer of leather bags and luggage founded in Milan in 1864 by Rocco Franzi.[1]: 21 [2]: 234 By the early 20th century, it was a supplier to royalty and nobility.[1]: 21 It was listed on the Milan stock exchange from 1905 to 1909.[2]: 233 Guccio Gucci worked for the company until he set up Gucci in 1921.[3]
The company mostly used English leather, but also produced some at the Conceria Monzese in Monza, which it owned. This was marketed as "Cuoio Franzi".[2]: 234
In 1967 Franzi manufactured a suitcase, "Partner", designed by Cini Boeri and made from two half-shells of aluminium and ABS resin.[4]: 64 [5]
The company went into liquidation in 1978, and a new company, Oreste Franzi & Co., was set up. It finally closed in 1998.[2]: 233