Posted 8 years ago
eBelinda
(6 items)
I've never seen one like this before when I came across it at a garage sale. It was so unusual that I bought it. It has a very decorative "lid" with 3 drawers of varying sizes that sit in the upper portion of the trunk. It's quite heavy and large 36"L x 21"W x 24" D. The side handles are missing, but the hardware seems to all be intact & original. It's very ornate! Stamped WC Farel Buffalo New York Patented March 1, 1887 on lid and has a highly detailed, beautiful cat face painting. There were mothballs & I have no idea of how to get that smell out! I've tried googling, but very little information is available.
These are a rare trunk -- and great that you have the interior compartments. In my "collection of trunks journey" I came across this exact trunk as did another contributor on this site -- I sold mine so I took it off my post. I refinished mine as the canvas was too far gone to rescue. It's a beautiful trunk and yours is in great shape -- a great find!!!
ps. HMSantiques has posted the same one...
http://www.collectorsweekly.com/stories/123034-1887-jh-farel-patent-trunk
Thank you Mr. Trunkman for your reply. Any idea how to get the mothball smell out of the trunk other than keeping it open to air out?
Thanks again :)
~Belinda
Ah! Really neat. Found two in my attic that belonged to the original homeowner. (They both have his initials on the lid.) I used one as a (protected) coffee table for a time. I'll have to check out who the maker is; although the trunks were found in my 1900-built home-which is in Buffalo-I'm not sure who the maker is.
Several methods are helpful -- I usually throw in a couple of dryer sheets to help the cause.
dryer sheets? i will try it! thank you :)
A bar of Ivory soap left in the inside sure does wonders to that moth ball smell.
wonderful trunk find.
Thank you Drill I will try this as the smell of the trunk is over powering.