A fantastic original mid-size Jenny Lind antique trunk with the traditional hour glass design with a chestnut finish. The exterior leather has been removed as well as the interior paper covering to reveal the 150 year old wood beneath, which was then scrubbed and interior sanded. There is alot of character to this trunk with the unique wood grain, original metal bands and large round nail caps were refinished in the original brass. New leather tie-down straps and leather handles replaced the old worn out leather. Working lock but no key. |
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A beautiful Jenny Lind restored in a rich chestnut brown finish which will make this a centerpiece and focal point in any room. The original four metal bands and large nail caps were restored in a black and brass finish. The original lock engagement prong has been moved back a little bit from it's original position so that it does not go into the lower lock mechanism and inadvertantly lock itself. This is so in the event a key is ever found the lock prong just needs to be reinstalled in its original position. |
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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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