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| Beautifully restored, originally covered in canvas with some remnants saved. Both interior paper covering was removed, both exterior and interior scrubbed and then sanded. Some of the original Victorian Lithograph design was saved on the inside lid. This trunk has the original leather handles that are in perfect shape as well as the original lift out tray. This trunk has not been stained with the original wood grain showing naturally. There have only been 3 coats of spar varnish applied to preserve and protect. Just a nice tight well preserved and restored all wood flat top trunk |
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This is called a "roll top" because it is not exactly flat but it is not a dome top either, the lid is gently curved. This is a nice solid, tight trunk which would be perfect as a coffee table. The graphics inside the lid as well as the wood grain itself is beautifully detailed with lots of character. |
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| Custom Designed, Handcrafted, and Hand Lettered in Caligraphy on your Antique Chest |
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| Customer Photographic Examples of our Antique Trunks Being used as a Military or Naval Retirement Shadow Box and Storage Chest!! |
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| 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 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. |
It was a common practice that loyal and productive craftsmen would be allowed to bring their children to work with them to learn a craft, so many of the children in this photograph were more than likely sons of the men shown. |
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