Wyoming Jade
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I'm interested to know if anyone has Vintage Dopp Kits/Toiletry bags.
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Dopp Kit/Toiletry Bag
- Thread starter Wyoming Jade
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Braxton36
One of the Regulars
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Does anyone know
why it's called a "Dopp Kit?"
I always said "shaving kit" but many use "Dopp" instead.
Curious.
why it's called a "Dopp Kit?"
I always said "shaving kit" but many use "Dopp" instead.
Curious.
Wyoming Jade
New in Town
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- 22
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- Pace, FL
Why it's called a "Dopp Kit"
DOPP KIT - "A Dopp kit once was standard issue upon a boy's entrance into manhood. It's still the best way to keep a man's grooming tools conveniently organized. First designed by Charles Doppelt in 1919 to withstand the rigors of traveling." From The Vermont Country Store "Voice of the Mountains" catalog, Winter 2005. Page 81.
A google of Mr. Doppelt's name lead to this: "According to newspaper accounts unearthed by Merriam-Webster's Jim Rader, the Dopp Kit was first produced by Charles Doppelt, a leather goods designer who immigrated to the U.S. from Germany in the early 1900s. Although it may have been Doppelt's nephew and employee, Jerome Harris, who actually invented the snazzy leather toiletries case, Doppelt was the boss and so the finished product bore a cropped form of his name, giving us the 'Dopp Kit.' Dopp Kits were manufactured by the Charles Doppelt Company until the firm was purchased by Samsonite in the 1970s, and Dopp Kits today are made by Buxton. The popularity of Dopp Kits was evidently boosted considerably by World War II, in the course of which the U.S. Army issued them to recruits by the millions."
DOPP KIT - "A Dopp kit once was standard issue upon a boy's entrance into manhood. It's still the best way to keep a man's grooming tools conveniently organized. First designed by Charles Doppelt in 1919 to withstand the rigors of traveling." From The Vermont Country Store "Voice of the Mountains" catalog, Winter 2005. Page 81.
A google of Mr. Doppelt's name lead to this: "According to newspaper accounts unearthed by Merriam-Webster's Jim Rader, the Dopp Kit was first produced by Charles Doppelt, a leather goods designer who immigrated to the U.S. from Germany in the early 1900s. Although it may have been Doppelt's nephew and employee, Jerome Harris, who actually invented the snazzy leather toiletries case, Doppelt was the boss and so the finished product bore a cropped form of his name, giving us the 'Dopp Kit.' Dopp Kits were manufactured by the Charles Doppelt Company until the firm was purchased by Samsonite in the 1970s, and Dopp Kits today are made by Buxton. The popularity of Dopp Kits was evidently boosted considerably by World War II, in the course of which the U.S. Army issued them to recruits by the millions."
Marc Chevalier
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In the Navy, we called it a "ditty bag".
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The Wolf
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for that vintage feel
Does anyone suggest a tube of brushless shave cream for their bag?
It would seem easier to handle (and less messy) than a mug and brush.
Also, is a vintage looking tube of shave cream available?
Thank you for any answers.:cheers1:
Sincerely,
The WOLF
Does anyone suggest a tube of brushless shave cream for their bag?
It would seem easier to handle (and less messy) than a mug and brush.
Also, is a vintage looking tube of shave cream available?
Thank you for any answers.:cheers1:
Sincerely,
The WOLF
