Looks to me like it might not be a case maker but a guy who designed his own case for himself using other case makers ideas and incorporating them into his plan to make himself a case.
Older Tooled Case....anyone know who made me?
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my guess would be flowers ,what ever its very nice!
Maybe............
It could be a case made by Roland Rollins, from Bavaria, Germany. He is a member on AZ, with the name RollinsCueCases . If you search all posts done by him, he has a very, very similar look to the case, similar stitching, similar pocket structure, similar top strap, etc. His cases have evolved and changed a bit, but it could very well be made by him.
I would ask John Barton or Jack Justis to look up this fellow`s first case, along with a couple of newer cases which all can be found on AZ. They will be able to dive into construction technique, materials, etc to get a better idea.
Good luck!
Will Prout
It could be a case made by Roland Rollins, from Bavaria, Germany. He is a member on AZ, with the name RollinsCueCases . If you search all posts done by him, he has a very, very similar look to the case, similar stitching, similar pocket structure, similar top strap, etc. His cases have evolved and changed a bit, but it could very well be made by him.
I would ask John Barton or Jack Justis to look up this fellow`s first case, along with a couple of newer cases which all can be found on AZ. They will be able to dive into construction technique, materials, etc to get a better idea.
Good luck!
Will Prout
Hi Will,
I think you might have nailed it. I had forgotten about this guy but remember his first cases. I think what gives it away is the method he laced the lid together. Obviously, he does not have a sewing machine since it appears everything is done by hand. Even though the pockets are done a little different on this case the corners are mitered and still hand sewn. I would try to pm or email Roland with a copy of the pic and let him be the final ya or na.
Thanks for the lead guys, I've PMed Roland. Anyone know his email address? Doesn't look like he's been on AZ in months...
Bumping this up from way, way back to see if anyone else has helpful input or ideas....
Each and every lead I've followed on this mystery case has turned out to be a dead end. It's also been suggested that it might be one made by Dennis Sturdivant from the Atlanta area. That's certainly plausible, because the previous owner lived between Atlanta and Chattanooga. No way to verify though, as he's been gone for quite a number of years, unless someone knew him or his work.
Each and every lead I've followed on this mystery case has turned out to be a dead end. It's also been suggested that it might be one made by Dennis Sturdivant from the Atlanta area. That's certainly plausible, because the previous owner lived between Atlanta and Chattanooga. No way to verify though, as he's been gone for quite a number of years, unless someone knew him or his work.
Is he googleable?
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I would disagree about Roland because of the tubes. In Germany it would be impossible to get Shedule 40 tubes in English measurements. All tubes there are in millimeters. Plus the zipper brands lean more toward a US origin.
I don't know why but I don't have the pictures saved from his initial posting. Normally I save them for my own personal library of cases.
It is also interesting that whomever made this case laced the top of the lid and nailed it as well. The bottom however is only nailed.
And I would love to know how useful the zipper on the upper wall of the lower pocket is. It is highly unusual to see a zipper in that location. We started doing it with the L-zipper to make it easier to get into the rectangular 90 degree corner pockets. Prior to us doing it and those who now have followed us with similar L-zippers I had never seen a case with a zipper in that spot.
I don't know why but I don't have the pictures saved from his initial posting. Normally I save them for my own personal library of cases.
It is also interesting that whomever made this case laced the top of the lid and nailed it as well. The bottom however is only nailed.
And I would love to know how useful the zipper on the upper wall of the lower pocket is. It is highly unusual to see a zipper in that location. We started doing it with the L-zipper to make it easier to get into the rectangular 90 degree corner pockets. Prior to us doing it and those who now have followed us with similar L-zippers I had never seen a case with a zipper in that spot.
Agreed, the similarities just arent there. Rollins laced his lid, not stitched, and his pockets werent done like that.
Chuck
As I recall, John, it's not very useful there. The pockets are pretty close together in that space and it's tight. I'll try to check it out again the next time I visit Matt, who's got it now.
Thanks for the input. Neat, unusual case.
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