Customer Photographic Examples of our Antique Trunks Being used as a Military or Naval Retirement Shadow Box and Storage Chest!! |
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Large Mid-Late 19th Century (1870s - 1880s) All Wood Humpback or Dome Top Antique Trunk in an Even Light Golden-Yellow Finish (Perfect in a Scandinavian Decor) to the 120+ Year Old Pine Body and Darker Brown Wide Oak Wood Slats; Contrasting Beautifully Against the Black Japanned Hardware and Dated Working Lock (March 1869 and April 1877). Original End Caps and New Leather Handles. Two Decorative Nail Strips Across the Body and Lid. Beautiful Wood Grain Everywhere. Large Hidden Compartment Under the Lid. Original Victorian Lithograph of Young Woman in Period Dress. Working Lock and Key! |
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30"L x 18"D x 21"H Another nice, solid mid 19th century all wood dome top perfect for as a re-purpose into an Army, Air Force, Marine Corps, or Navy Shadow Box Idea for a Retirement Gift. Very suitable in any contemporary home, or one with an antique decor. Has that High Arch Piratey look and feel. Lots of character to this one. |
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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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