Figure 1.--Preferences for book bags varied from school to school. This school in 1982 had both prep and senior divisions and even the prep boys mostly used sports bags.

We notice English boys wearing over the shoulder school bags in the early 20th century. They do not seem to be nearly as common as in Germany. Perhaps English teachers did not assign as much homework to the boys. The style we often saw at prep schools were the brief-case style satchels. They were used mostly at day schools where the boys needed to bring books and paper home for their hoime work. The other common styles were vinyl sports bags, but these seem more popular at sebior schools than the prep schools. This varied from school to school. As with other items a fad popularized by the older boys often set the trend at the school. They could prove udseful even at boarding schools, but this was less true at prep schools which had smaller grounds with all the facilities located in close proximity.

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