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American luggage brand
American Tourister
FormerlyAmerican Luggage Works
Company typeBrand
IndustryLuggage
Founded1933; 91 years ago (1933)
FoundersSol and Irving Koffler
HeadquartersProvidence, Rhode Island, United States
Area servedWorldwide
ProductsBackpacks, suitcases, wallets
ParentSamsonite
Websiteamericantourister.com

American Tourister is a brand of luggage owned by Samsonite. Brothers Sol and Irving Koffler founded American Luggage Works in Providence, Rhode Island, United States in 1933. In 1993, American Tourister was acquired by Astrum International, which also owns Samsonite. Astrum was renamed as the Samsonite Corporation two years later. American Tourister's products include backpacks, suitcases and wallets. Today, American Tourister products are priced lower than Samsonite products.

References

  1. "American Tourister, Inc. - Company History". fundinguniverse.com. Archived from the original on 17 October 2008. Retrieved 2008-11-02.
  2. "American Tourister Logo". American Tourister. Retrieved February 21, 2017.
  3. Stephanie Strom. "Wall Street; New Name, New Life, for Astrum". The New York Times. September 26, 1993. Retrieved on November 2, 2008.
  4. "Astrum International to Divide Its Samsonite and Culligan Units". The New York Times. April 25, 1995. Retrieved on November 2, 2008.


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