Each of these antique trunks were originally handcrafted and individually constructed with all wood and metal being produced with woodworking and metalworking handtools. The interior was originally covered in a thin protective paper which was removed during restoration. Removing the coverings revealed the beautiful patina which only 100+ year old seasoned pine and oak woods can achieve! All hardware was cleaned, lightly sanded, and polished. The exterior and interior woods and hardware were scrubbed with a bleach-based cleaning solution. left to dry, and then lightly sanded with a maritime spar varnish applied to all surfaces. All edge sheeting, hardware clamps, front latches, lid banding, and hinges were also cleaned and lightly polished. Our trunks have been restored in such a manner so as to be safely used within a contemporary home and can concievably last for another 100+ years as a pass on family heirloom from generation to generation. We also restore these trunks so as to easily re-purpose them into Military, Army, Air Force, Marine Corps or US Navy Retirement Shadow Box Gift Idea!
Another Heavy, Substantial and Impressive Restored Antique Trunk! Another Beautiful Trunk with Lots of RARE and ALWAYS Sought After Features - And We Just Got the 3rd One Completed! This Antique Restored Trunk Has Everything and EVERY FEATURE that an Investor and Serious Collector Would Want, Especially for Someone Who Wants to Begin a Family Heirloom and Legacy. Features Include: Late 19th Century Cast Iron Hardware with Gold Highlights and Dated Working Lock and Key: Oct 2, 1883. Large and Heavy w/ Extra Thick Pine Planks and Wide Oak Wood Slat Construction Showing a Fantastic Grain and Medium Honey-Toned Patina of the Woods. Polished Blackened Decorative and Detailed Csst Iron Hardware Throughout Showing the Beautful 19th Century Design and Patterns. Heavy Duty Cast Iron Edge Guards, Side and Rear Hinges, Front Lid Lift and Lid Guides. Beautiful Honey-toned Patina of the Pine and Oak Woods That Only 140+ Years of Curing and Seasoning Can Achieve! All Paper Surfaces Have Been Treated with a Professional Sealer and Restorer. All Hardware and Wood Surfaces Have Been Beautifully Preserved and Presented For the MOST Discriminating Collector and is Museum Quality, Investor Grade! Additonal Features Include 2 Original Liftout Trays w/ Victorian Lithographic Borders and Hidden Compartment w/ Lid and the 2nd Tray Used to Store Easily Needed Clothes. Decorative Custom Cast Iron End Caps and New Leather Handles. Heavy Duty Front Latches. Victorian Lithograph Border Designs, 2 Girls Mending a Fishing Net on a Beach, and Woman in Period Dress Under the Lid. Original Document and Passport Pouch Under the Lid. Hidden Compartment Under the Lid. Gold Highlighted Nail Heads Contrast Beautifully Against the Wood and Polished Black Cast Iron. Working Dated Lock and Key! |
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32"L x 20"D x 26"H This is another one that everyone looks and waits for! A fantastic restored trunk which would be the centerpiece and focal point in any room! This would not make for a good repurpose into a Military, Army, Air Force, Marine Corp, Coast Guard, or Navy retirement shadow box! |
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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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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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