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Large Size 120+ Year Old All Wood Dome Top Restored Antique Trunk w/ Beautifully Detailed Hand Carved Engravings with an Engraved Date 1897. A Handsome Rich Brown Patina, Black Japanned Hardware. Perfectly Working Front Latches with Plenty of Spring. Working Lock but No Key, Four Wheels, New 3-Ply Leather Handles. - #356

This is the MOST Unique, One-of-a-Kind Trunks we ever have had the pleasure and good fortune to own, and a significant piece of 19th Century American History and Craftsmanship! Well over 110 years ago an experienced wood craftsman carefully and meticulously hand engraved fantastic beautifully detailed floral patterns, stars, and a date, 1897.

It is unclear whether this trunk was purchased with both external and internal coverings which were then removed exposing the wood, purchased without any exterior coverings and then engraved, or perhaps this was a special trunk constructed and then engraved by the Trunk Factory Manufacturer as a special custom trunk for either himself or a customer.

Based upon the type of carved engravings it appears to have been made for a man and it has a distinct military design.
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Front - All Wood Large Size Dome Top or Dometop Antique Steamer Trunk #356

Top - All Wood Large Size Dome Top or Dometop Antique Steamer Trunk #356

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Victorian Lithograph - All Wood Large Size Dome Top or Dometop Antique Steamer Trunk #356

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All Wood Large Size Dome Top or Dometop Antique Steamer Trunk #356

Wooden Antique Dome Top Trunk - #356
This is the MOST Fantastic Trunk We have EVER had the pleasure and good fortune to own, and it is currently used to keep customer files and folders here at The Pirates Lair. This Large Size 120+ Year Old All Wood Dome Top Restored Antique Trunk Has Beautifully Detailed Hand Carved Engravings with an Engraved Date 1897. A Handsome Rich Brown Patina, Black Japanned Hardware. Perfectly Working Front Latches with Plenty of Spring. Working Lock but No Key, Four Wheels, New 3-Ply Leather Handles. - #356

All Wood Large Size Dome Top Antique Trunk #356

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Large Size Dome Top Trunk
32"L x 19"D x 25"H
A solidly built 120+ year old antique trunk restored in a rich light brown butternut masculine finish. Victorian-era hand carved engravings make this a MOST rare and desirable trunk and a unique one-of-a-kind piece of American History!

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Rare 1880 to Early 1890's Photograph of Antique 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 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 trunks were made towards the middle to end of the 19th century just at the dawning 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!
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.

Note the adolescent factory workers on top row! Note that there are no women in the photo! This is due to the fact that at that time "proper" women did not work outside of the home, certainly not in a factory. Everybody appears to look pretty stern, having on their arms crossed and "work" faces put on.
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