Victorians traveled extensively, more and more with each generation. Those Victorians who could afford to travel lived a lifestyle of comfort and glamour. They packed their items heavily and were usually away from home for longer periods of time. Sturdy luggage that could handle all of the many personal items Victorians brought along on their trips was needed to support the desire of Victorian people to travel in style, as they felt was befitting of their stature in the community.
Victorians were known for taking their comfort and enjoyment very seriously whenever they traveled, whether long or short-distance. Often accompanied by many, many pieces of luggage, even for weekend trips into the country, the number of pieces of heavy luggage and hand baggage would astound baggage carriers today. Farther trips meant even more luggage was needed to carry clothes, fancy gowns, and many personal items required for a superior Victorian vacation.
It was the custom of the day to travel by ship and by train. Just like women of today carry tote bags filled with personal items, reading materials and so forth on to airplanes, Victorian women did the same when traveling....