JEWELL Leather Tool Bag, early 1900's to teens

[MOTOmike]

Selling a really nice JEWELL leather tool bag. It is made of heavy leather. The straps and buckles are intact. Overall, the leather is in really nice condition. The leather of the "skinny" straps on the front of the bag is pliable, but does show some surficial "cracking". The stitching is great on this one. The cool thing about this tool bag is that it has the word/year "JEWELL 1918 " stamped into the leather. Also stamped into the leather is what looks like someone's initials .... RLB ? The tool bag is approximately 6 1/2" wide. This bag came on a 1921 Iver Johnson bike I bought a long time ago (which I still have).

Thanks to Bricycle, I learned the following: There were 3 Jewel MFG's 1892(Indianapolis), 1894(Cleveland), 1898(Elgin, IL.)

$135.00 shipped USPS Priority Mail to your door. If you live in one of the west coast states, add $3.00. Paypal as family/friends or add 3%.

 

[MOTOmike]

I received some feedback from a fellow Caber that this pouch was for military use.... possibly ammo, and possibly not for a bike??
The 1918 year stamped into the pouch may refer to the last year of World War I.

Does anyone else know something about this leather pouch?

 

[blackcat]

Hello;
It is a WW1 tool pouch for the BROWNING m1917, R.L.B. are the initials of the inpector.

She is on the tripod.



Regards;
Serge

 

[locomotion]

still very cool and can still be used on a bicycle.
GLWS

 

[MOTOmike]

Thanks locomotion! Amazing photo!
I'll be moving this over to ebay since it is not bike-related.
MOTOmike