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Posted 3 years ago

Scottsales1
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Just trying to figure out the age on this vtg trunk. Does the serial number tell me a year made. Any help greatly appreciated

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Drill, 3 years ago
The C.A. Taylor company was established in 1859. C.A Taylor had many trunk patents along the way. They had 2 locations Chicago and New York. Most of the early ones only have the Chicago location stamped on the metal tag. They made Circus trunks , sample trunks and many specialty trunks. This model is a XX professional trunk. They came in many different sizes. This one is a desirable small size. Many of these trunks came with a label or " Certificate of Guarantee" on the inside that contained the month and year that it was made. I have seen those particular certificate labels stamped as early as 1902 and as late as 1914.They did make those models a few years before and after those dates. Below are just some of the patent images of this giant in the trunk industry (There are many more). Hope this helps thanks for the post.

https://patentimages.storage.googleapis.com/c1/44/1f/1ce893647f50d5/US397878-drawings-page-1.png

https://patentimages.storage.googleapis.com/bc/fc/a2/2ddfec1e2f9409/US287227-drawings-page-1.png

https://patentimages.storage.googleapis.com/ca/bb/e6/ad560b89004a99/US236733-drawings-page-1.png

http://patentimages.storage.googleapis.com/pages/US196500-1.png

https://patentimages.storage.googleapis.com/pages/USD11524-0.png

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Drill, 3 years ago
Some history in a catalog.
https://www.buckinghambooks.com/book/taylor-trunks-for-the-profession/
Drill, 3 years ago
http://patentimages.storage.googleapis.com/pages/US540734-0.png

Here is the Goldsmith 1895 hardware patent that may apply to this trunk.

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