James Bond's Attache Cases

The Bond Experience

A little something for Christmas morning. An extended vlog on the attaches of James Bond including a detailed discussion on the granddaddy of them all by our very own Ed Maggiani! Something for everyone in this vlog and at nearly 37 minutes it's chock full of information...you may need a tall beverage for this one!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C2hBOKT-GlM&t=25s

ppw3o6r

Thank you David. Thank you Ed. A nice late Christmas present. Donkey really enjoyed that! -{

thespyboys11

This was fun experience and I was glad to share some info that some of you may not have known.
Should anyone be interested in additional information on the CD version of the booklet you see in the video please feel free to contact me at: thefudds@aol.com ---Ed

ACACIA_AVENUE

Wow that was amazing ... thank you David and Ed for taking the time in putting this together -{

Commandant

Brilliant. Thank you David and Ed

The Bond Experience

It was a ton of fun for me to spend time with Ed, who introduced me into this world of collecting Bond!

dukebong

Incredible video and a great Christmas present. What are the chances of getting this project happening again? Someone somewhere could make alot of money out of this

Asp9mm

Cracking info. I remember 20 years ago when I was Elcometer collecting and selling and before AJB was alive - I accidently crossed Elcometer paths with Ed and he told me that amazing history of the case. Stonking. And although tens of Elcometers passed through my hands over the years, it was Ed that popped a screen accurate one back into my FRWL collection only very recently to go with Ricks holster and an accurate AS suit.

The Bond Experience

That's Ed to a T....a more passionate and helpful member of our community you will be hard pressed to find....even when I was at his house to film this he was showing me artifact after artifact that made my jaw drop....and this is years after collecting!

Asp9mm wrote:

Cracking info. I remember 20 years ago when I was Elcometer collecting and selling and before AJB was alive - I accidently crossed Elcometer paths with Ed and he told me that amazing history of the case. Stonking. And although tens of Elcometers passed through my hands over the years, it was Ed that popped a screen accurate one back into my FRWL collection only very recently to go with Ricks holster and an accurate AS suit.

thespyboys11

OK, you guys are starting to make me blush. If my head gets any bigger I won't be able to fit through the door!!!!
Let's face it. I was just a lucky guy that happened to be at the right place at the right time.

Let us all not forget that my knowledge is just an accumulation of information that I gather from all the fans and prop-makers on this board that I retain and get to sometimes share back (Maybe THAT'S why my head's so big)

Very glad that I was able to share and pass along my knowledge of the attaché' case to those that didn't know the backstory.
---Ed

DUBL_OH

Very interesting!
I have an interest in the attache cases as well.
I have the:
Black aluminum 2006 Casino Royale Sony Spy Gear case (needs new latches)
Aluminum Swatch briefcase
Aluminum 40 DVD briefcase
Black fabric and vinyl 007 fragrance briefcase
Black fabric and vinyl Spectre briefcase
I would like to get eventually:
The globetrotter slim attache

Asp9mm

Black Globe-Trotter 18" Slim attache was supplied for production for Bond to use in Skyfall, but never appeared on screen.

Tennyson

Asp9mm wrote:

Cracking info. I remember 20 years ago when I was Elcometer collecting and selling and before AJB was alive - I accidently crossed Elcometer paths with Ed and he told me that amazing history of the case. Stonking. And although tens of Elcometers passed through my hands over the years, it was Ed that popped a screen accurate one back into my FRWL collection only very recently to go with Ricks holster and an accurate AS suit.

Is there a specific elcometer that was used, Ed said in the vlog it was ‘just an elcometer’, and I can’t seem to find any other details on it. The reason I ask is I have located this one here in NZ, and possibly at a good price, but would value an opinion on SA, if it is at all.

HalfMonk HalfHitman

The Mantis wrote:

A little something for Christmas morning. An extended vlog on the attaches of James Bond including a detailed discussion on the granddaddy of them all by our very own Ed Maggiani! Something for everyone in this vlog and at nearly 37 minutes it's chock full of information...you may need a tall beverage for this one!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C2hBOKT-GlM&t=25s

Great to see Ed! And the rest of the vlog created the usual itch for things I didn't know I wanted...

Higgins

Tennyson wrote:

Asp9mm wrote:

Cracking info. I remember 20 years ago when I was Elcometer collecting and selling and before AJB was alive - I accidently crossed Elcometer paths with Ed and he told me that amazing history of the case. Stonking. And although tens of Elcometers passed through my hands over the years, it was Ed that popped a screen accurate one back into my FRWL collection only very recently to go with Ricks holster and an accurate AS suit.

Is there a specific elcometer that was used, Ed said in the vlog it was ‘just an elcometer’, and I can’t seem to find any other details on it. The reason I ask is I have located this one here in NZ, and possibly at a good price, but would value an opinion on SA, if it is at all.

There are different versions of the Elcometer over the decades.
If you have the screen accurate variant, depends on the leather covering, the size of the knob and most importantly on how the dial looks.

Tennyson

Thanks Higgins, much appreciated. Will have to Spend some time watching the film again, oh what a chore! )

thespyboys11

...OR...you could get in touch with me. I have some correct versions. I totally refurbish them and install the correct screen to make it film accurate. --Ed
Contact me at: thefudds@aol.com

thespyboys11

Tennyson wrote:

Is there a specific elcometer that was used, Ed said in the vlog it was ‘just an elcometer’, and I can’t seem to find any other details on it. The reason I ask is I have located this one here in NZ, and possibly at a good price, but would value an opinion on SA, if it is at all.

That version is FAR from being correct -Ed

James Brosnan

Just watched this last night. Just an amazing video. Such a fantastic story Ed. Thanks so much for sharing. I'm not usually into props, but I was glued to the screen on this one. Just awesome gentlemen -{

Tennyson

thespyboys11 wrote:

Tennyson wrote:

Is there a specific elcometer that was used, Ed said in the vlog it was ‘just an elcometer’, and I can’t seem to find any other details on it. The reason I ask is I have located this one here in NZ, and possibly at a good price, but would value an opinion on SA, if it is at all.

That version is FAR from being correct -Ed

Thanks Ed, appreciate the update

Asp9mm

thespyboys11 wrote:

...OR...you could get in touch with me. I have some correct versions. I totally refurbish them and install the correct screen to make it film accurate. --Ed
Contact me at: thefudds@aol.com

I highly recommend these. Ed does all the hard work while you just sit back and wait for it to arrive. Saves you months/years of Ebay searching.

Bond44

Finally got the time to watch and have to say another corker of a VLOG DZ very insightful and Ed’s case is just a piece of movie history. The back story to it is amazing and it’s nice to hear back in the day EON was so wilco in assisting connecting everyone up. Kind of get the feeling you might be a bit hard pushed to do the same these days.

Once again thanks for sharing guys it was a blast!

Cheers :007)

Donald Grant

Awsome work Dave! My dad actually had one of those YOLT Samsonites back in the day and at certain point carried an Interarms Walther PPKs.

Really liked Ed's discussion regarding the FRWL attache case. Although he related the story to me years ago, it was great hearing it again. Moreover, it reaffirms what an awesome bit of kit the S.D. Studios case is and why, God willing, I will never sell mine. I have also added Ed's talcum powder tin, bug detector (Elcometer) and Christof's silencer. Need to get Christof's scope and scope mount, that is freakin awesome!

Oh yeah, I have Ed's attache case book too. It's worth the price either in book form or CD!

Great work guys!

Happy New Year all!

DG.

The Bond Experience

Thanks so much....I agree, Ed's book on this is as good as any read out there....better!

Donald Grant wrote:

Awsome work Dave! My dad actually had one of those YOLT Samsonites back in the day and at certain point carried an Interarms Walther PPKs.

Really liked Ed's discussion regarding the FRWL attache case. Although he related the story to me years ago, it was great hearing it again. Moreover, it reaffirms what an awesome bit of kit the S.D. Studios case is and why, God willing, I will never sell mine. I have also added Ed's talcum powder tin, bug detector (Elcometer) and Christof's silencer. Need to get Christof's scope and scope mount, that is freakin awesome!

Oh yeah, I have Ed's attache case book too. It's worth the price either in book form or CD!

Great work guys!

Happy New Year all!

DG.