Meet the Team: The people behind Scaramanga

Welcome to the fourth blog of our Meet the Team series, today we have Shannon.

We love to get to have a sneak peek behind businesses and get to see the inner workings of our favourite companies. So we thought we would let you see into ours and meet the team behind Scaramanga.

Shannon is our Marketing Assistant. She's the director/camera man behind all our great videos and our social media guru.

We have come up with some spit-fire questions to get to know her a little better….

Name: Shannon McAllister Job Role: Marketing Assistant Favourite Quote: ‘What’s for you won’t go by you’ How long have you worked at Scaramanga: 2.5 years What’s your ‘Best Bit’ about your role: I love working as a team to create fun and interesting content for our customers to enjoy. I also enjoy engaging with our customers throughout social media to get their opinion on all things Scaramanga. Name your Top 3 films: The Proposal, Hidden Figures, Dunkirk. Shannons top 3 films

Why do you like working for Scaramanga: I like the fact that each item we have tells a story. I also like that we work hard to be a sustainable and ethical business that has less harmful effects on the planet. What’s your favourite Bag from the store: My favourite bag has to be the mini boho backpack as it’s the perfect bag to wear on a city break. It’s small enough that it doesn’t feel bulky but has enough space to fit everything you need for the day. This bag came everywhere with me when I visited London and it made my trip.

Mini Boho Backpack, £90 What do you enjoy doing when you’re not at work: I enjoy long walks along the coastal path in Fife and going to the cinema… I also enjoy eating chocolate if that counts as a hobby!! cinema

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We are experts in sourcing vintage and antique luggage from around the world. We started buying trunks and suitcases in 2008 and have not stopped since. Over this time we have acquired over 4,000 pieces of unique luggage.

We salvage suitcases and trunks that might have otherwise end up in landfill, being burnt or stripped for their wood or metal. We
sympathetically restore each item by hand and bring it back to life ensuring it keeps its original and unique character and charm. Ready to be enjoyed for another generation.

Reveal your personality through the things you have in your home. Add extra storage with old suitcases above wardrobes, cupboards or under beds. Use an old travel trunk as a coffee table decorated with your favourite travel guidebooks. Hang a vintage map of your favourite family destination.
Use an old wall mounted glass cabinet to display your favourite small holiday curio finds like seashells, old tin, glass bottles and sea glass.

Our luggage ranges from vintage leather suitcases to WW2 military trunks to 18th century leather trunks to colourful metal trunks from India and grand trans-Atlantic wardrobe trunks that were used on magnificent oceanliners during the Golden Age of Travel.

Several antique trunks have been acquired by museums across the world.

Every piece is unique and has been hand selected by Carl, our founder. Who has over 20 years of experience in searching for and buying vintage furniture.

Scaramanga is the go-to supplier for antique padlocks and vintage luggage for some of the world's leading film props buyers. We are fortunate enough to have had our chests, boxes, padlocks and trunks featured in dozens of TV dramas and blockbuster movies including No Time To Die, Death On The Nile, Paddington, Disney's Dumbo, Maleficent, Tarzan and Victoria and Abdul.