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roxboro, nc, USA

My grandfather was a furniture maker and I was always intrigued watching him. Unfortunately I was to young and not smart enough to learn his trade, or take the toolMy grandfather was a furniture maker and I was always intrigued watching him. Unfortunately I was to young and not smart enough to learn his trade, or take the tools when they were offered to me. (I do have his hand made tool box though, still smells like whiskey). Now I'm 56 and find myself unemployed, I've done some buying and refinishing furniture (mostly cedar) and actually sold a few pieces. A few months ago I ran across a couple of old trunks at an estate sale (one being the blue monitor I did for my daughter) bought them for 25 bucks and just became spellbound with them and the history. So I've been doing research and picking the brains of people like trunker marvin and now I'm hooked. I've got a nice little collection going and am now refurbishing a few. Hopefully I can make a little money, but if not at least I've kept my brain fresh and my body active. "Refining Yesterday For Tomorrow" (Read more)

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My Grandfather's toolbox/liquor cabinet - Tools and Hardwarein Tools and Hardware
1 year ago
Jenny Lind Trunk Before and After - Furniturein Furniture
1 year ago
Jenny Lind Restoration - Furniturein Furniture
1 year ago
Pirates Chest/Cooler - Furniturein Furniture
2 years ago
Additions to the Civil War era Embossed Jenny Lind Paper Trunk - Furniturein Furniture
2 years ago
1900's Trunk made in WV Ton of rivets??????? - Furniturein Furniture
2 years ago
Rogers peet top hat box - Hatsin Hats
2 years ago
AS &Co or maybe RR Lantern - Railroadianain Railroadiana
2 years ago
Adlake Non Sweating Lamp Chicago - Railroadianain Railroadiana
2 years ago
How about an alligator skin trunk? - Furniturein Furniture
2 years ago

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  1. it is very hard to do without removing the hardware. they make special tools to pull the nails, just have to be very patient. straighten them first, clip them and the remove. this was the first tru...
  2. wow haven't been on this sight in a while, that is really cool information. your great great granddaddy made beautiful trunks
  3. trunkman, i just love coming back and admiring this trunk. my facorite ever. the trunk i redid has the exact same lock on it. do you have a key for yours, if not i have an extra that will work and...
  4. What abeautiful trunk. I redid one about a year ago that had 5 bands, and originally the black leather. Although I like the way mine turned out I wish I could have seen this one first I love the lea...
  5. wow is all i can say
  6. ive always said tungseed, but the container says tung as you said thanks for the comments. its one of those pieces that can be shared with alot of people
  7. It is a drink vendors carrier. My great aunt had one though. She was one of the people that had become addicted to coke or "dope" as she called it, back in the day when it had cocaine in it. She li...
  8. I used to be that milkman that delivered for meadow gold, I remember those boxes, I also remember delivering those glass bottles that had the paper pull out top. Those bottles would always have a thic...
  9. well bahamma id say you were right it did it 50 and now pulled back to 35, looks like an opportunity to me, what do you think about going long on silver futures
  10. you damn right thanks pop
  11. luv the slot machine, but facinated by the beer analyzer. what did it analyze? color? sp. gravity, alcoho; content?
  12. everything original is so cool. amazing how well everything held up. beautiful trunk as usual
  13. thank you i'll search that name
  14. thanks trunker, looks like i'm going to have to find a piece of leather to cover the whole thing why would the handle be on the front and not the top?
  15. thanks for the comments
  16. thanks for the comments
  17. thank you definitly a labor of love
  18. very nice, another wonder from the mysterious mayans. just kidding of course, but i bet the guys from hooters would love to have this:)
  19. saw this on ebay, appears to be just like your trunk http://cgi.ebay.com/Antique-Steamer-Trunk-Flat-Top-Wood-Slat-Old-Chest_W0QQitemZ300546393517QQcategoryZ66854QQcmdZViewItemQQ_trksidZp5197.m263QQ...
  20. hope you got your answer. I really don't know alot about trunks. Just picked up the hobby when I got laid off about a year ago. Everything I've learned has been through books, or papers written by ...
  21. inside was covered in sometype of cartoon wall paper, i've removed most of it and will recover in linen. found a reall nice heavy duty handle for it, but having trouble locating the brass tacks/rive...
  22. good point
  23. looks like soda in that picture to me
  24. yep definitely a capper i saw one when i worked for Miller, they had one in the old plank road brewery. without knowing the maker, that type capper could have been used in production from the 1800's...
  25. cant decide if its the fat fingers or the blown mind
  26. i love mysteries tyian-tai is a Mahayana Budhist sect of China and Japan. Maybe it has something to do with them. My first thought was a Minorah, then the openings confused me, especially the charr...
  27. I have a friend in Milwaukee that has that sign. You would think being practically across the street from each other Miller and Harley would have done more advertising together
  28. Again, something from my childhood. My mother used to save these from Raleigh cigs. What a skeem to get you to smoke more
  29. thanks pop, tailgating will be alot more interesting with this
  30. yale and towne locks have been around since the mid 1800's, can you find a number on this one, does it use a flat key or barrell. you say there is roundness to the top of the trunk? looks flat to me...
  31. i am certainly no expert, trunker marvin is definitely the guy for any real information. however, if i could get a closer up picture of the front, side, back and inside, i could give you some idea. ...
  32. I'm glad that there are alot of people out there like the folks on collectors weekly. Nothing wrong with holding on to a piece of the past. Since I've gotten involved with the trunks and other thing...
  33. I was know as the just plain "Indian Boy" loved getting out in tobacco fields after they were plowed, hunting relics. Found many arrowheads and one very large spear head. That was a lot of fun. If...
  34. ive always loved any burl furniture very nice
  35. great memories, i see a hula popper, rebel, 3 jitterbugs, plastic frog, spinners, deep diving minnow very nice
  36. well said bahamma boy. "Refining Yesterday for Tomorrow" Thats my motto, it may not make me rich, but keeps me active, keeps me learning and feels great when something comes out looking good
  37. thanks maple and destiny thanks for looking
  38. thats really neat. i've never seen one, but will keep my eyes open when searching
  39. email will be great, post them also, im sure other people will enjoy them financewho@gmail.com thanks
  40. rob what name do u post under, id like to see those lanterns
  41. unfortunately this one sold in 2007 does your dads lanterns have the burners, etc inside and lenses http://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/adlake-1112-railroad-switch-lamp-burner-font/price
  42. one more, this one restored, not 300 dollars unfortunately maybe the market will pick up again http://www.liveauctioneers.com/item/7727628
  43. http://www.liveauctioneers.com/item/7362773 as you can see some of these go for low prices, its mostly the love of bringing something back so others can enjoy kinda like trunks
  44. heres an ebay link http://shop.ebay.com/i.html?_trkparms=65%253A12%257C66%253A1%257C39%253A1%257C72%253A4728&rt=nc&_nkw=switch%20lantern&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14.l1581&_pgn=1
  45. thanks dmk
  46. yep worked for miller for 25 years, 10 making cans and lids and 15 breing the stuff to fill them, even had to go to college, Siebel Institute, to learn how to taste the stuff, official part of my job....
  47. yep, can see the can opener now from a different angle i like a good beer man and a good beer woman even better! very cool i guess i could have looked at the title!!!
  48. they can run any where from 50 to 300 or more depending on condition. there are several places that buy sell and auction them. ill try to find some links
  49. nice stuff, someone work for schlitz?
  50. played in a few hurricanes in North Carolina about that time too. that hand pad he is wearing looks like a boxing glove
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