title: Franzi
text: # Franzi
  
  The Valigeria Franzi was an Italian manufacturer of leather bags and luggage founded in Milan in 1864 by Rocco $Franzi.^{:21}^{:234}$ By the early 20th century, it was a supplier to royalty and $nobility.^{:21}$ It was listed on the Milan stock exchange from 1905 to $1909.^{:233}$ Guccio Gucci worked for the company until he set up Gucci in 1921.
  
  The company mostly used English leather, but also produced some at the Conceria Monzese in Monza, which it owned. This was marketed as "Cuoio $Franzi".^{:234}$
  
  In 1967 Franzi manufactured a suitcase, "Partner", designed by Cini Boeri and made from two half-shells of aluminium and ABS $resin.^{:64}$
  
  The company went into liquidation in 1978, and a new company, Oreste Franzi & Co., was set up. It finally closed in $1998.^{:233}$
  
  