Talk:Suitcase

Suitcase has been listed as one of the Social sciences and society good articles under the good article criteria. If you can improve it further, please do so. If it no longer meets these criteria, you can reassess it. Review: June 16, 2023. (Reviewed version).

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I'm skeptical that the adoption of smart suitcases is accelerating as the article asserts. After initial introduction, they met with strong reception but when the US FAA imposed restrictions on lithium-ion batteries on flights, it seems to have dramatically slowed adoption of these devices. We need a source to back up the statement that the adoption rate of these cases continues to increase. Toddst1 (talk) 14:28, 11 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Her book Mother of Invention and this related article claim that wheeled suitcases existed in the marketplace before 1972. Mapsax (talk) 02:29, 27 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]

There certainly were suitcases a long time before the 1930s. No one mentions soft-sided suitcases, that were popular for non-airline travel, too, a metal frame in a canvas body. What are the types of suitcases? Not just materials, but sizes, like the pullman or weekender as a dimensional type. 141.239.177.153 (talk) 22:19, 20 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]

From https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2021/jun/24/mystery-of-wheelie-suitcase-how-gender-stereotypes-held-back-history-of-invention, based on the author's Att uppfinna världen: hur historiens största feltänk satte käppar i hjule, published in English as Mother of invention: how good ideas get ignored in an economy built for men, it appears the idea goes back at least to 1952. Mcljlm (talk) 02:37, 15 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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Reviewer: Cessaune (talk · contribs) 05:09, 25 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

I'm going to review this. It seems interesting. Likely timeline: two weeks. Cessaune [talk] 05:09, 25 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Here we go.

Illustrated: Y

• Images are definitely representative.
• Airports are mentioned frequently, so I think an image of a baggage carousel with suitcases on it would be a good way to tie everything together.

Stable: Y

• No edit warring or major conflicts.

Broad: Y

• It goes into extensive detail about the history of luggage. Defintely broad in its coverage.

Okay, this was the easy part. I'll finish the rest in a few days. Cessaune [talk] 02:36, 5 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Well-written: Y

The prose is fine. Nothing insane, but it's good.

Verifiable: Y

Every paragraph has multiple inline citations; all the citations point to relevant websties and are reliable.

Neutral: Y

Follows DUE, FRINGE, etc.

Normally I have so much to say. Anyway, good job! It passed!

Benmite, have you thought about a DYK nom? Maybe something about the "femininity" of rolling suitcases? Cessaune [talk] 11:44, 16 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

@Cessaune: Thanks so much for the review! I'll definitely consider doing the DYK nom, especially since I was personally surprised when I found out the reason it took so long for us to put wheels on suit cases en masse. benǝʇᴉɯ 02:30, 18 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]