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    Posted 14 years ago

    officialfuel
    (672 items)

    Well I've seen alot of trunks on this site so I may as well show mine. The tray inside is missing but other than that it works pretty well for storage and it doesn't look to bad sitting at the end of the bed. It's also strong enough to sit on and look out the upstair window. I do like the red medal that wraps around it.

    Michael

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    Comments

    1. tikiray tikiray, 14 years ago
      "just another old trunk" my a*$! It's beautiful!!!
    2. officialfuel officialfuel, 14 years ago
      Thank you tikiray.
    3. officialfuel officialfuel, 14 years ago
      Thanks chevy59
    4. officialfuel officialfuel, 14 years ago
      Thank youSMD
    5. dmk678, 14 years ago
      I wouldn't mind.... "just"... having one.
      Let alone just one that looked as good as this.
      Nice!!
    6. DMK678 DMK678, 14 years ago
      Maker? Year? Probably have the key too Right?
      Way Nice!!
      Thanks For Sharing.
    7. officialfuel officialfuel, 14 years ago
      Thank you DMK678. No I don't know the maker or the year and it didn't come with a key. I did look inside and someone repapered it with news paper around 1931. I just bought it because I've never seen a red one before that had the medal on the outside like that. Thanks again for your nice comments.
    8. dmk678, 14 years ago
      1931. 80 years or better? And looks about as good as Day 1.
      Yes the red, I almost asked if that was leather. You have great taste.
      Looks beautiful.
    9. officialfuel officialfuel, 14 years ago
      Thanks James
    10. arizonapicker91 arizonapicker91, 14 years ago
      Have been searching for a trunk. This one is definatly beautiful and unique.
      Good job
    11. officialfuel officialfuel, 14 years ago
      Thank you arizonapicker91.
    12. TrunkerMarvin TrunkerMarvin, 14 years ago
      Hi, a little info on your trunk. It's a style called the "cross slat" pattern which was patented by Charles Taylor of Chicago in 1880, but was made by many companies all the way through the 1910's. The metal slat clamps normally have Pat. Mar. 16, '80 stamped into them. The latches were patented in 1873 and were used for many years on trunks of this type. It's an embossed metal covered trunk, very popular in the 1890's to 1910's period and shown in many old trunk catalogs. There were a couple dozen patterns of the embossed metal that were made and they were painted in two colors to show off the pattern. The slats were made of elm according to the old trunk catalogs. Thanks, Marvin ThisOldTrunk.com
    13. officialfuel officialfuel, 14 years ago
      Thank you TrunkerMarvin.
    14. senor_trunk senor_trunk, 14 years ago
      what a beauty. all original colors?
    15. officialfuel officialfuel, 14 years ago
      Thank you senor_trunk for your nice comment!
    16. Designer Designer, 14 years ago
      I love the scrolling detail on this. very unique!
    17. officialfuel officialfuel, 14 years ago
      Thank you Designer for your nice comments!
    18. officialfuel officialfuel, 14 years ago
      Thank you bahamaboy!
    19. officialfuel officialfuel, 14 years ago
      Thank you VictorianLady!
    20. officialfuel officialfuel, 14 years ago
      Thank you MooreAntique!
    21. officialfuel officialfuel, 14 years ago
      Thank you coalminerslady!
    22. YardSaleMama YardSaleMama, 14 years ago
      I would love to have that sitting at the end of my bed. Very pretty trunk.
    23. officialfuel officialfuel, 14 years ago
      Thank you YardSaleMama for the stopping by and for the nice compliment! Have a great day! :-)
    24. Gunslinger1983, 14 years ago
      Nice truck, love the color and pattern!
    25. officialfuel officialfuel, 14 years ago
      Thank you Gunslinger1983!
    26. leighannrn leighannrn, 14 years ago
      Beautiful trunk, love the color!
    27. officialfuel officialfuel, 14 years ago
      Thank you leighannrn for the nice comment!
    28. officialfuel officialfuel, 14 years ago
      Thank you havenrain!
    29. officialfuel officialfuel, 14 years ago
      Thank you trukn20!
    30. officialfuel officialfuel, 13 years ago
      Thank you shughs!
    31. officialfuel officialfuel, 13 years ago
      Thank you bpadg49957!
    32. hotkitties, 13 years ago
      I started to click "love it" on your items, but found I would be clicking every single one! Awesome! Great taste!
    33. officialfuel officialfuel, 13 years ago
      Thank you hotkitties for that great compliment!! :-)
    34. officialfuel officialfuel, 13 years ago
      Thank you egreeley1976!
    35. officialfuel officialfuel, 13 years ago
      Thank you Chevelleman69!
    36. Lee Sayer, 13 years ago
      Your truck looks to be in nice shape-the 1900 Sears Catalog has several pages devoted to trunks with illustrations,description and prices.Th original catlog is not easy to find but there are some good reproductions .Thanks for sharing with us
    37. officialfuel officialfuel, 13 years ago
      Thank you LeeSayer for stopping by and commenting!
    38. officialfuel officialfuel, 13 years ago
      Thank you AddysAwesomeStuff! :-)
    39. officialfuel officialfuel, 13 years ago
      Thank you sanhardin!
    40. officialfuel officialfuel, 13 years ago
      Thank you Designer!
    41. officialfuel officialfuel, 13 years ago
      Thank you AmphoraPottery!
    42. Hedgewalker Hedgewalker, 13 years ago
      Another piece I missed ! Absolutely gorgeous official !
    43. officialfuel officialfuel, 13 years ago
      Thank you Hedgewalker for the love and the compliment!
    44. officialfuel officialfuel, 13 years ago
      Thank you mtg75!

      Michael
    45. officialfuel officialfuel, 13 years ago
      Thank you lisa!

      Michael
    46. officialfuel officialfuel, 13 years ago
      Thank you cwork!

      Michael
    47. officialfuel officialfuel, 13 years ago
      Thank you crswerner!

      Michael
    48. officialfuel officialfuel, 12 years ago
      Thank you chrissylovescats for the love on the old trunk! Have a great weekend!

      Michael
    49. officialfuel officialfuel, 12 years ago
      Thank you BELLIN68 for the love on the trunk! Have a great weekend!

      Michael
    50. fearghais, 12 years ago
      Hi - beautiful trunk! I recently acquired one that has the same embossed metal covering in areas. Mine is not in very good shape when I got it. Upon cleaning the metal a little i was able to tell by the part that was protected by the lip of the lid that it also had this red coloring at one time. Unfortunately mine was in such poor condition I just steel wooled it to get the rust off and repainted it to make it look a little better. It's actually on this site too under my name - it was basically black from canvas and rust...stripped everything off and made it look different - wish I could have left it is original condition - yours is fabulous!
    51. officialfuel officialfuel, 12 years ago
      Thank you fearghais for stopping by and leaving the comment and the nice compliment!

      Michael
    52. Kathycat Kathycat, 12 years ago
      Beautiful! How come you're not showing all the hidden Jewels inside. lol
    53. officialfuel officialfuel, 12 years ago
      Thank you Kathycat for the love! All the jewels will be in another post in the future. lol No, really thanks for the nice compliment! Have a great day! :-)

      Michael
    54. officialfuel officialfuel, 12 years ago
      Thank you Longings for the love!

      Michael
    55. officialfuel officialfuel, 12 years ago
      Thank you sugargirl for the love!

      Michael
    56. officialfuel officialfuel, 12 years ago
      Thank you Phatbuddha for the love!

      Michael
    57. officialfuel officialfuel, 11 years ago
      Thank you AntigueToys for the love!

      Michael
    58. officialfuel officialfuel, 11 years ago
      Thank you passion4trunks for the love!

      Michael
    59. officialfuel officialfuel, 11 years ago
      Thank you farmlady for the love!

      Michael
    60. officialfuel officialfuel, 11 years ago
      Thank you SPEEDWAYPICKER for the love!

      Michael
    61. officialfuel officialfuel, 11 years ago
      Thank you Lady-Picker for the love!

      Michael
    62. officialfuel officialfuel, 11 years ago
      Thank you Beachbum58 for the love!

      Michael
    63. officialfuel officialfuel, 11 years ago
      Thank you Torsstuff for liking the trunk!

      Michael
    64. officialfuel officialfuel, 9 years ago
      Thank you snowman3, vintagegirl66, jscott0363 and Caperkid for the love!

      Michael
    65. officialfuel officialfuel, 9 years ago
      Thank you Neighborguysfan and brunswick for the love!

      Michael
    66. officialfuel officialfuel, 8 years ago
      Thank you CindB for the love! Merry Christmas

      Michael

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