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    Posted 7 years ago

    jscott0363
    (886 items)

    Hello CW friends!!

    Been a while since I've posted one of my hat trunks, so here's my latest addition. This is a gentleman's hat trunk from around the late 1920's to early 1930 period. Made of very high quality leather by the London Harness Company of Boston, MA.

    The interior is nicely lined with satin and will hold three hats. It also has a separate compartment for hat brushes, polishing pillow, etc...

    This one has it's original key. The key is on the original ribbon that reads London Harness Company. So, that key and ribbon are original to this trunk.

    The London Harness Company is 232 years old, still in business and still located in Boston today. They sell handbags, briefcases and travel bags. But, they've also expanded to clothing and accessories as well.

    Hope you like it as much as I do.

    Thanks for stopping to have a look!!

    Scott

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    Comments

    1. trunkman trunkman, 7 years ago
      Wow -- what a beautiful addition js -- such nice design on this -- Love it!
    2. TassieDevil TassieDevil, 7 years ago
      Scott this is just beautiful......and original key and ribbon, you must have been pretty excited to see that!!!
    3. PhilDMorris PhilDMorris, 7 years ago
      A beauty !
    4. fortapache fortapache, 7 years ago
      Very fancy. Even nicer than a slide projector case.
    5. kyratango kyratango, 7 years ago
      How precious is this one, Scott! Love the smart grey hat too :-))
    6. jscott0363 jscott0363, 7 years ago
      T-man,
      Thanks friend! The leather was really dried out and stained on this one. It took a bit of time to saddle soap it and condition it. I wish the leather was in better condition, but I still love it.
    7. jscott0363 jscott0363, 7 years ago
      Thanks Judy,
      Yes I was pretty excited to see the the London Harness Company name written on the key ribbon. That was a huge plus.
    8. jscott0363 jscott0363, 7 years ago
      Phil,
      Thanks very much friend! I spotted this one and, though dried out and dirty, I knew I could recover it.
    9. jscott0363 jscott0363, 7 years ago
      fortapache,
      It is a fancy one, but I do love your projectors and cases, your Johnny West collection and all of your wonderful items. Thanks very much!
    10. jscott0363 jscott0363, 7 years ago
      Kyra,
      Thanks very much! I already had the 1930 top hats and thought they just looked fitting in this case from the same period and to show how they'd have been stored inside this case. I only have two grey top hats, and they're in my top 5 favorites. Thanks again so very much!
    11. fleafinder fleafinder, 7 years ago
      classy one there scott!
    12. jscott0363 jscott0363, 7 years ago
      Thanks very much everyone for the loves and appreciations

      JImam

      Michael

      Roy

      Drill

      trunkman

      Judy

      Phil

      fortapache

      Mike

      Kyra

      and

      fleafinder

      And thank you all for taking time to drop by. Many thanks to you all!
    13. jscott0363 jscott0363, 7 years ago
      fleafinder,
      Thanks so very much! I do love the fancy ones and this one just fit the bill. Thanks again!!
    14. TrunkerMarvin TrunkerMarvin, 7 years ago
      Great addition jscott! I considered bidding on that one too, but thought of you when I saw it. Glad you got it. The hats look great in it.
    15. jscott0363 jscott0363, 7 years ago
      Marvin,
      Thanks!! I actually debated on whether to bid on it or not, but decided to go ahead. I think it was still a decent buy.
    16. jscott0363 jscott0363, 7 years ago
      Thanks everyone for the loves and appreciations

      bjb5859

      Rob

      Marvin

      and

      Kevin

      And thanks for dropping by. Many thanks to you all!
    17. Rick55 Rick55, 7 years ago
      Another one of your fine pieces Scott! The condition looks great; the stitching's all there,
      and the leather is in wonderful condition... congrats!
    18. jscott0363 jscott0363, 7 years ago
      Rick,
      Yep, not stitching required on this one:) Thanks friend for the wonderful comment, the appreciation and for stopping by. Many thanks to you!!!
    19. Drill Drill, 7 years ago
      This thing is in incredible condtion, love the handle and lock.
    20. jscott0363 jscott0363, 7 years ago
      Drill,
      Thanks friend! Though the trunk was made in Boston, the lock is English made and works quite well. Thanks for the awesome comment, the appreciation and for stopping in. Always look forward to your comments and the very cool links that you send! Keep 'em coming.
    21. jscott0363 jscott0363, 7 years ago
      valentino,
      Thanks so very much for the appreciation and for stopping by. Many thanks to you!
    22. Drill Drill, 7 years ago
      http://www.hatshapers.com/images/Mens_hat_Advertisment.jpg

      You have to get a different hat for each trunk now Scott.
    23. jscott0363 jscott0363, 7 years ago
      LOL Drill!!
      Trust me when say I have a ton of hats! Mostly top hats and derby hats. But, I'll have to keep an eye out for some of those others in that link:) Happy Thanks giving friend!!!
    24. SEAN68 SEAN68, 7 years ago
      what a very beautiful piece of luggage !!
    25. racer4four racer4four, 7 years ago
      What they all said^.
      Gorgeous.
    26. antiquerose antiquerose, 7 years ago
      Wow now !! That is a Piece!!! You always SCORE !!
    27. jscott0363 jscott0363, 7 years ago
      SEAN,
      Thanks very much my friend!!
    28. jscott0363 jscott0363, 7 years ago
      Karen,
      You're very kind! Thank you!
    29. jscott0363 jscott0363, 7 years ago
      Rose,
      Thank you so very much! I always appreciate your wonderful comments!!
    30. jscott0363 jscott0363, 7 years ago
      Thanks everyone for the loves and appreciations

      Pops

      SEAN

      Karen

      and

      Rose

      And thank you all for stopping by. Many thanks to you all!
    31. jscott0363 jscott0363, 7 years ago
      Thanks everyone for the loves and appreciations

      greendog

      egreeley1976

      Chevelleman69


      FatBoy

      and

      Penny

      and thank you all for stopping in. Many thanks to you all!
    32. jscott0363 jscott0363, 7 years ago
      Thomas

      and

      Melanie

      Thanks so very much for the loves and for stopping by. Many thanks to you both!
    33. jscott0363 jscott0363, 7 years ago
      Karenoke,
      Thanks so much for the love and for dropping in. Many thanks to you!!
    34. jscott0363 jscott0363, 7 years ago
      Anna

      and

      Jean

      Thanks so very much for the loves and for stopping in. Always very much appreciated!!
    35. jscott0363 jscott0363, 7 years ago
      AntiqueToys,
      Thanks so very much for the love and for stopping by. Many thanks to you!!!
    36. jscott0363 jscott0363, 7 years ago
      Thanks so very much for the loves and for stopping by

      Celiene

      sugargirl

      shughs

      B.Kay

      and

      bijoucaillouvintage

      Many thanks to you all!!!!
    37. Drill Drill, 7 years ago
      http://patentimages.storage.googleapis.com/pages/US792793-0.png

      Hey Scott ,I'm on the lookout for one of these for you to display all those hats that you have. He! He!
    38. jscott0363 jscott0363, 7 years ago
      Drill,
      That is too cool!!! Actually, I've had a couple of nice offers on my entire trunk, hat and hat case collection and I'm considering taking one of the dealers up on their offer. I'll probably keep the French trunks though. Thanks friend!!!
    39. Drill Drill, 7 years ago
      Good for you pal, I would be hard pressed to part with some of what you have acquired.When I first saw that patent" I said what in the world!"But I guess they had to display them somehow. I have bookmarked almost 1200 trunk patents so far but every now and then I come across a really cool strange one.

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