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Meticulously Restored All Wood Flat Top Antique Trunk by Truesdale, with a Patented Unique "Space Saver" Design! Dated Advertisement March 26, 1895, New Leather Handles, Handcrafted Lift Out Tray, Intricate Design on Working Lock and Key!

This Large Flat Top Trunk Originally Covered in Leather on the Exterior and Paper on the Interior which when removed revealed a fantastic 100 Year Old Patina that only 100+ year old Pine can achieve!
The Pine Wood Body, Oak Wood Straps and All Hardware were Hand Sanded and Restored in a Rich Medium-Dark Brown Finish Along With 3+ Coats of Spar Varnish Bringing out all the Character of this Century Old Antique Trunk.

During Restoration the Original Advertisement and Patent About the Trunk Design was Left Intact! This Specially Designed "Space Saver" Trunk Allowed it to be Placed and Opened Right Up Against a Wall, Or Two Trunks to be Placed Back-to-Back Allowing Each to be Opened. During Long Voyages Berthing Space was at a Premium (or in 19th Century Homes) So This Special Patented Design Was a Great Feature! #170

Rare 1880 to Early 1890's Photograph of Steamer Trunk Factory and Workers Using Albumen Silver Print Method, Mounted to a Period Board Which Dates The Photo
Note the Flatop and Two Monitor or Waterfall Trunks, Each Being Individually Unique at the Very Time of Production.

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We all romanticize about the mystique of these antique steamer trunks. The possible owners and travels that each steamer trunk has taken, along with the high level of detailed craftsmanship in the original production of each and every steamer trunk with that individualized character giving both intrinsic and non-intrinsic value.

However the truth of the matter is that the majority of these steamer trunks were made towards the middle to end of the 19th century at the beginning of the industrial revolution here in America when there were no child labor laws or protections. This rare photo clearly illustrates at least 3 generations of owners and workers, ages appearing to range from pre-teen/adolescent, teens/early adult, through middle to old age!

Note the adolescent factory workers on top row!
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Rare Space Saver Flat Top Steamer Trunk #170
Beautifully restored in a Medium Dark Brown, Lots of Oak Straps on a Pine Body. Handcrafted Lift Out Tray, New Leather Handles. Trunk Advertisement and Patent In Lid Dated March 26, 1895. Intricate Design on a Working Lock and Key!

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Large Size Flat Top Steamer Trunk 31"L x 18"W x 21"H
Originally covered in leather (with telltale remnants!) preserving the pine wood body and oak straps which were meticulously hand sanded. Working lock and plate in Unique Design with Key! This Trunk is in the Rare "Space Saver" Design so that it Could be Placed Right Up Against a Wall and Opened! Great For Small Spaces.

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