Someone thinks the tump was invented 100 years ago?  That's pretty gullible.  It's been around since pre-history.

Seems like the age provenance on the piece is pretty weak - seems all based on the Nov 10 1882 stamp on the buckle.

Didn't know you could get a patent in 2 months back then (now its often years).  And he didn't invent the tumpline - that was used by everyone all over the world to carry heavy loads.

Even if there was a period of time that they put Nov on instead of Dec - seems pretty easy to fake. 

Lots of $$ for an old pack. Cool and all, but not $50K cool.

Quote:


Yep, that's the first thing that came to my mind as well.

Quote:

Awesome.   

That looks like a museum purchase to me.  Heck, if I owned it I'd consider donating it for a $50k tax receipt.  Perhaps a deal that provides a $10k tax receipt every year for 5 years.

The real question is, would you drop a $50,000 pack on a site to "hold" it, while you scouted around for another one??  

That lunacy has been floating around for a few years now.

(You need to Login or Register to view media files and links)

Check out this ebay auction

(You need to Login or Register to view media files and links)

The seller claims this is a bag from 1882, within a month of the original patent being approved.  Asking price: $46,775.   He says it's in usable condition Worth a read if you're into this sort of thing...