Nice and Solid, Completely restored all wood Flat Top with original tray and new 3-ply leather handles. Exterior was originally covered in canvas and interior covered with paper both of which were removed revealing the beatiful 100+ year old pine. Both inside and out were scrubbed with a bleach/water solution, dried, and then hand sanded. Hardware was lightly wire brushed. Of note are the sought-after huge swirl impressions left on the inside wooden planks from the original rough cut at the saw mill! Original Lift Out Tray and Working lock AND Key! |
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Beautifully restored in a chestnut brown stain with 2 coats of Spar Varnish. |
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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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