A beautiful dated all wood "roll top" antique trunk, perfect for small room or as an accent piece. Exterior originally covered in a dark canvas which was removed. Interior was covered in a thin paper of the time which was also removed. Both interior and exterior wood was scrubbed with a bleach/water solution and then hand sanded to reveal the wonderful patina which only 100+ year old wood can achieve!

The exterior hardware was lightly sanded, polished, and left in its original patina. We were able to leave a small remnant section of the original canvas on the rear of the trunk so as to show illustrate what the trunk looked like after it was first manufactured back in the 1880's. During the restoration we kept some of the canvas which was removed along with some of the original leather handles. Original manufacturer's label was also saved along with a handmade tag with someones name on it in script, difficult to read. It appears that the name tag was made from a dated 1908-1909 pass of sorts to the Willimantic Gentleman's Club, possibly from Willimantic Connecticut.

New Leather Handles, Working Lock but no Key, Unique Latches with Dated Hardware Lock March 5, 1888 or 1889. #207