Named after British prime minister William E. Gladstone (1809–1898), a frequent traveller.

Gladstonebag (pluralGladstone bags)

1. (dated) An earlyhingedbag, aprecursor of the modernbriefcase.

   Synonym:Gladstone

   • 1915,W. Somerset Maugham, chapter 47, inOf Human Bondage:

     Cronshaw sat in the place of honour on aGladstone bag, with his legs curled under him like a Turkish bashaw[…].

   • 1961 March, ""Balmore"", “Driving and firing modern French steam locomotives”, inTrains Illustrated, page147:

     André produced a giganticGladstone bag and from it extracted a meal forever memorable - a"pique-nique" as he called it.

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