Footlocker was a term used primarily in the military to describe a storage box in which soldiers would store their belongings. The term "footlocker" came about because they were a locker which was usually located at the "foot" of a soldiers bunk or bed.
United States
Plywood Footlockers were a common type of footlocker used by the U.S. Army. The United States Army is a military organization whose primary mission is to "provide necessary forces and capabilities. The corners are reinforced with straps of metal and had thick wooden handles on both side for easy lifting. They came with an internal tray which could store some of the smaller items used by a soldier, and the larger items were kept below the tray.
Crate Footlockers were more crude then plywood footlockers in that they were made out of old ammo and packing crates.
Officer Footlockers were in the best of shape out of the other two with metal stripping along all of the corners and edges and leather handles on both sides. They were also made from better materials. Usually, officers were permitted to have custom drawings displayed on the outside of their footlockers.
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