3-082-370 - The Print Collector/Heritage Images

Advertisement for S. Fisher, bag maker, 1895. 'FISHER, 188, STRAND, BAG MAKER. "THE ROSEBERY." FISHER'S LAST NEW BAG. THE PREMIER BAG. Stock now Ready. Orders Executed in Rotation. Silver and Ivory, £12 10s. to £50. FITTINGS REMOVABLE. FISHER'S "EIFFEL" £10 TO £100. Silver £10 10S. Silver Mounts. Ivory Brushes. FISHER'S BEATRICE BAG. Silver £5. A GREAT SUCCESS. O'ERTOPS ALL OTHERS. FISHER'S GLADSTONE BAG. In Plated, £6. In Silver, £7 10s. 18 in. CATALOGUES FREE. In Plated, £6. In Silver, £7 10s. OUR DAUGHTER'S BAG. Silver, £3 3s.' By the end of the 19th century, the Gladstone bag had been adopted by doctors to carry their medical equipment. From "Illustrated London News", 1895.