Anchor Line Cotton Tote Bag

This 100% cotton tote bag features an Anchor Line poster from 1922, advertising two of the Anchor Line's principal routes, Glasgow - New York, and Glasgow - Bombay (now known as Mumbai). Many people travelled East to work in the British Empire. Ships sailing to India from Britain originally had to go around Africa by the Cape of Good Hope. With the opening of the Suez Canal in 1869, a direct route was opened from the Mediterranean to the Red Sea and this shortened the journey time to India considerably.