please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page . learn how and when to remove these template messages this article needs additional citations for verification . please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . october 2013 learn how and when to remove this template message this article relies too much on references to primary sources . please improve this by adding secondary or tertiary sources . october 2013 learn how and when to remove this template message learn how and when to remove this template message a trolley case antler founded 1914 headquarters kings cross london website http antler.co.uk antler luggage has been in the luxury travel luggage and holiday luggage business for over 90 years clarification needed with the company s origins going back even further . the company is based in kings cross london . 1 contents 1 history 1.1 1865 1.2 1870 1.3 1914 1930 1.4 world war ii 1.5 1950s 1.6 1960s 1.7 2013 2 see also 3 references 4 external links history edit 1865 edit in 1865 a man by the name of john boultbee brooks discovered that the wooden saddle used to sit on on a horse was uncomfortable . 2 his father made leather saddles for horses so at a very young age brooks father introduced him into the industry . brooks designed and made comfortable saddles leather straps and general leather goods from the leather in his father s workshop . 2 1870 edit in 1870 brooks had an innovative idea for increasing comfort on the bicycle . the hard seats on the bicycles made it riding uncomfortable so brooks developed a new type of saddle for bicycles . 1914 1930 edit in 1914 brooks son began manufacturing leather passenger luggage . his son s interest in wildlife helped influence the company name and brand symbol . stag and antlers logo was a stag s head with antlers . 2 world war ii edit during world war ii antler luggage shifted its focus from personal luggage to sacks used by soldiers and military equipment to help in the war effort . however after the war antler luggage returned to manufacturing their luggage . 2 1950s edit in the 1950s antler luggage developed luggage for individuals who were traveling . 2 an advertisement campaign from 1954 shows that antler luggage were still using j.b brooks & co ltd. as their company name with antler being used as the brand name for the suitcases . 3 1960s edit in 1962 antler moved from the midlands to north manchester where they continue to manufacture today . antler also have sites in mossley littleborough and exeter . 2 in 1965 antler luggage employed 400 workers and exported their products across the world particularly singapore and japan . 2 2013 edit in 2013 antler re located to kings cross london . see also edit suitcase trolley case references edit antler history antler history a b c d e f g antler history . antler . retrieved 19 february 2013 . antler advert 1954 1 external links edit official website antler luggage history retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title antler luggage & oldid 740790076 categories british brandsluggage brandshidden categories articles needing additional references from october 2013all articles needing additional referencesarticles lacking reliable references from october 2013all articles lacking reliable referenceswikipedia articles needing clarification from october 2013official website different in wikidata and wikipedia navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages edit links this page was last modified on 23 september 2016 at 09 07 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view