Seward Trunk Co.
| Luggage Manufacturer | |
| Industry | Travel goods |
| Founded | 1878 |
| Headquarters | Petersburg, Virginia |
| Products | trunks, hat trunks, foot lockers, luggage. |
Founded in 1878 by Simon Seward, the Petersburg, Virginia-based Seward Trunk Co. was once the nation's largest manufacturer of steamers, trunks and luggage. In 1967, Seward was purchased by the Dayco Corporation, the former Dayton Rubber Company, of Dayton, Ohio. The company is now a unit of Mercury Luggage Co. of Jacksonville, Florida.
The former Seward luggage factory at 422-424 High Street in Petersburg is on the National Register of Historic Places and is now under renovation for residences, the first of which opened in 2006. The second phase of the project will include both residential and commercial space.
External links
- Mercury Luggage Corporate Site
- Antique Trunk Manufacturer History
- Story on Condominium Project
- Seward Luggage Renovation listed in Notes on Virginia
- Times Dispatch on Petersburg future, factory renovation
- Papers of Dayco Corp. at Wright State University
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