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Found on the screened in porch of an old friend's home - Furniturein Furniture
2 months ago
My fun antique trunk - Furniturein Furniture
3 months ago
My Crouch and Fitzgerald awaiting renewal. - Furniturein Furniture
3 months ago
Old trunk needs help - Furniturein Furniture
3 months ago

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  1. Wow, that is a beauty. I wish to see something like that when I am driving by the yard sale. I believe someone on this site has called that the dogwood pattern on the slat clamps.
  2. two other thoughts. If you take a fine steel wooln to the buttons on the metal binding you may find them to be brass, but maybe not. the hasp that is mounted next to the lock is what people did to s...
  3. I am all for leaving it alone from the standpoint of preserving it as much as possible , Still there must be some cleaning and perhaps some sealing that might be necessary for the preserving. Just c...
  4. Iwould love to hear the plan for the lithograph and the paper in the lid. It is a beauty and wll only get better. Have fun.
  5. About a key. There is a local locksmith in my area who is also interested in antique locks, often on trunks. If I bring him the trunk he fixes the lock and finds a key for it for about $20. There m...
  6. Helps a lot for sure. Thanks.
  7. Is only the body of the trunk vulcanized fiber or are the straps that material also? When did that material become widely used? I have a trunk that may have it in place of leather straps. I could n...
  8. That is one I am searching for too. Right on comment about the price. Value, which is so often a question, is really personal. Thanks for the showing. Gives me hope that I may find one yet.
  9. I wonder what that small rectangular piece is just below the lock. Is it metal? or what material? It's purpose? It does not appear to have any function with the lock. Thanks.
  10. Hi. Can you explane the third pic in your sequence? Is this the bottom with a strange perspective? It is a very pretty trunk.
  11. Thanks for both the photos and the history. I love hearing the stories.
  12. It appears that the label is from a dept store in business in the U.K. in the 1930's till the 1968 or so. So, the label may be the distributer and not the maker. There is a list of makers being comp...
  13. I had never seen that type of hasp on a trunk before either. It also looks as though the tray is set in deeper than usual. Is it American made or European?Finnigans of Manchester sounds Irish or Bri...
  14. Trunkman has provided a tutorial for another project about 7 months ago. I recommend you check it out on this site. Have fun and good luck.
  15. I am no expert on locks but I haved called a locksmith that works on old locks who would do this. There is one near my home. I bring him the trunk and then, about a week later I pick it up with a wo...
  16. To address your question about the lining for the inside. I will leave the lid without a lining unless the wood is too damaged. Just sealed with tung oil and perhaps a bit of stain. It is my prefer...
  17. I am interested in the absence of the slat clamps. Where are they? T-man has said that the hardware is a good marker of the age. Were there any there that have been lost ? Can you see any mark on t...
  18. This is one of my favorties. It is a beauty. Hope to fine one someday.
  19. Brave or foolhardy. It is true that ones learns as one goes. On this one I have learned the real meaning of well made. Also the limits of my ability and patience. I will not give up but the outcom...
  20. Oh, I am takng it all apart, against my will. The top panels were broken in important places, the leather trim had to go, the staves are or but due to excessive damage in certain spots I am turning ...
  21. Wow that lock is amazing! The handle end caps are cast. If you plan to replace the leather handles, you will want to buy the type with the slot in each end. I have a trunk similar to yours but with...
  22. This is a nightmare of clinch nails and rivets!
  23. Many thanks to myoldkyhome. I appreciate the kind words from one who's been there and knows the deal. Best wishes on your next find.
  24. Thanks for the positive review. Gives me hope and encouragement for my other fun trunks hoping for a second, or third go round.
  25. I must say that I do not think the key is original. The detail on the hardware is remarkable. The base of the lock has crouch and fitzgerald stamped around the ledge. C&F stamped on the handles, ev...
  26. wow! I have never seen anything like this. Looks like Indiana Jones. Can't wait to hear some ideas.
  27. Also Trunkman, I got your step by step from a post 7 months ago. Helps me a lot.
  28. Completely metal, I guess tin. No canvas on this one. I have used the dremmel on the body metal but it does not look as I would wish. There is no scrolling. The metal on the top may be painted, was...
  29. I wonder if you can see the bit of gold color around the lock. The photo was the best I could do. It is the evidence I have for the hypothesis that it was once crystalized. I have read elsewhere in...
  30. thanks for the input. I will get to work and post when it is done.
  31. Hi, autunm. Please check out my trunk, "old trunk needs help" posted today. thanks
  32. check out # 191 on this site. I think it is very much like yours. Could yours be cedar?
  33. It looks to be in really good shape. Is it covered with anything?Are there numbers on the drawbolts?
  34. Hi, ad I need your help, boonsboro. I have the exact problem of having only one working drawbolt and trying to find an exact match. I have a friend who welds but he says it is not possible to repair ...
  35. Are those latches above the handles? I do no tthink I have ever seen that before.
  36. I love your trunk. I love when they get rescued. I, too , would remove all the canvas. The wood will be lovely, cleaned, sanded and a bit of tung oil. That's my vote.
  37. Thanks I will email.The litho came off but not in one piece. Note, to self, when you think it will come off, give it another treatment before you pull...even a little. I have given it to a friend wh...
  38. I wish to one day come across one of these. It is just the best.
  39. I would like to know if it is possible to have something as unique as those turtles reproduced. Who does that kind of work? Those are great!
  40. That is one of my favorites. I heard leaving a bowl of vinegar in it with the lid closed for a few days.. also, coffee. Looks like fun.
  41. Thanks for the offer of questions answered. Is there a way to remove the lithograph? some I find are adhered well enough to leave, ( as if I could get them out safely ) and there is one I am working ...
  42. WOW. that is a remakable find, both the individual and the result of their metal detecting. How fun.
  43. Glad it is in yours hands for some TLC and new life. It is a rescue for sure. Good luck. What are you going to do with the lithograph?
  44. Is the eagle lock company still in business? No but.."The company was established in 1833 and incorporated in 1854. At one time, Eagle was the largest trunk and cabinet lock maker in the world. The c...
  45. Beautitful lithograph. Will you be able to save it? restore or remove it? Any ideas about how to do that?
  46. It looks as though this trunk has already had some work done. I wonder if the leather is original.
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