Hartmann Luggage is a manufacturer of luggage and leather goods established in 1877[1] in Milwaukee, Wisconsin by Bavarian trunkmaker Joseph S. Hartmann.
Hartmann luggage has been recognized as being of fine quality.[2] The company is known for producing distinctive collections of luggage such as Wings and Tweed, which are associated with traditional American style. Many of its products were manufactured in the United States and are now outsourced globally, but mostly China and other parts of Asia. The Tweed Collection was updated & re-named Tweed Legend in 2018. The Associated Press published on September 1, 2007: "Hartmann Luggage spokesman Ronald Roberts said the manufacturing operation will be moved outside the U.S. We'll be working with the Caribbean, Central America and China".
History
Hartmann’s manufacturing began in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, where founder Joseph S. Hartmann worked as a trunk maker and established workshops that produced early trunks and travel goods in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.[1]