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| Large All Wood Mid-Late 19th Century (1870s-1890s) Humpback or Dome top Antique Trunk For Sale With That Sought After "High Arch" Providing That Distinctive Piratey Look! The Body Has a Rich Even Natural Golden Reddish-Yellow Pine Wood Finish with Red Oak Wood Slats. The Oak Slats Were Originally Covered in a Thick Black Japanning and When Removed It Revealed the Beautiful Grain to this 120+ Year Old Seasoned Oak. This Dome Top Has Extra Thick Pine Board Planking and Heavy Duty Cast Iron Hardware Which Has Been Polished Revealing the Beautiful Detail and Design. The Cast Iron Slat Clamps Are Dated: "Oct 1877". The Dated Lock Shows: "March 1869 and April 1877". Heavy Duty Nicely Designed Cast Iron Lid Lift and Detailed Rear Hinges.Working Lock but No Key. There is a Hidden Compartment Under the Lid And On the Lid Door is an Original Victorian Lithograph of Young Girl and Triplets. The Second Victorian Lithograph Found Under the Lid is of Another Young Girl As Well. The Entire Inside Lid Has Been Professionally Sealed Providing Long-Lasting Protection to the 120+ Year Old Paper Coverings and Lithographs. An Original Lift Out Tray with Compartments with that Unique Feature Allowing it to be Lifted Up Into the Lid and Hooked In Place For Easy Access! Original Cast Iron End Caps and New Leather Handles. |
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30"L x 18"D x 25"H This is a STUNNING Trunk - A MUST SEE! Everything is well-constructed and made of heavy duty pine boards and cast iron hardware all of which has been sanded and polished! Lots of period features on this one and would be a focal point in any room it is in. |
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| Custom Designed, Handcrafted, and Hand Lettered in Caligraphy on your Antique 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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