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The Valigeria Franzi was an Italian manufacturer of leather bags and luggage founded in Milan in 1864 by Rocco Franzi.cite-ref-guolo-1-0[1]cite-ref-beppe-2-0[2] By the early 20th century, it was a supplier to royalty and nobility.cite-ref-guolo-1-1[1] It was listed on the Milan stock exchange from 1905 to 1909.cite-ref-beppe-2-1[2] Guccio Gucci worked for the company until he set up Gucci in 1921.cite-ref-vogue-3-0[3]

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".cite-ref-beppe-2-2[2]

In 1967 Franzi manufactured a suitcase, "Partner", designed by Cini Boeri and made from two half-shells of aluminium and ABS resin.cite-ref-col-4-0[4]cite-ref-moma-5-0[5]

The company went into liquidation in 1978, and a new company, Oreste Franzi & Co., was set up. It finally closed in 1998.cite-ref-beppe-2-3[2]

cite-note-guolo-11. ↑ Andrea Guolo, Amato Santi (2007). La borsa... racconta: storia e protagonisti di mezzo secolo di pelletteria (in Italian). Milano: F. Angeli. ISBN 9788846485144

cite-note-beppe-22. ↑ Giuseppe De Luca (2002). Le società quotate alla Borsa valori di Milano dal 1861 al 2000: profili storici e titoli azionari (in Italian). Milano: Libri Scheiwiller.

cite-note-vogue-33. ↑ Guccio Gucci. Vogue Encyclo. Accessed May 2017.

cite-note-col-44. ↑ Colin Naylor (1990). Contemporary Designers. Chicago: St. James Press. ISBN 9780912289694.

cite-note-moma-55. ↑ Cini Boeri: Suitcase, 1966. New York: The Museum of Modern Art. Accessed May 2017.