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Furniture5506 of 142722nd post for trunk Jlroyston1950's Coffee/tea table
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    Posted 8 years ago

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    jlroyston
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    the top measures 42" wide 34" deep and its 24" tall.
    We bought a storage unit and found this beauty inside of it. Pretty big and don't know a good way to value it. Any help is appreciated.

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    1. Celiene Celiene, 8 years ago
      Looks like it's for a drum. A Tuba? Show inside. Create a second post with 4 more pictures. Looks like it was for the Vaudeville days.
    2. Celiene Celiene, 8 years ago
      Yeah - it was for a horn of some sort.

      http://www.horn-u-copia.net/serial/Yorklist.html
    3. Celiene Celiene, 8 years ago
      Yep! It's a tuba trunk!

      http://www.ebay.com/itm/Large-Vintage-Tuba-Steamer-Trunk-With-Interior-Fittings-/232045626784?hash=item3606ff45a0%3Ag%3Avy4AAOSwaB5XrKif
    4. trunkman trunkman, 8 years ago
      Great square hard to find size "coffee table worthy" trunk. We don't give estimates on value on this site but I can understand problems evaluating as you will not find an exact one to compare with -- but a mid range value compared to similar aged trunks in similar condition but regular sizes. A cruise through local classifieds will help you get an idea.
    5. jlroyston, 8 years ago
      Yeah definitely a sweet coffee table size. Inside looks different I'll post in a couple minutes of the inside
    6. Celiene Celiene, 8 years ago
      The one on ebay is asking 750. It has several watchers. They are NOT common!
    7. jlroyston, 8 years ago
      Do you think this one is better or the eBay one?
    8. Celiene Celiene, 8 years ago
      Makes sense that these are rare, because there is usually only ONE tuba in a sit down orchestra.
    9. Celiene Celiene, 8 years ago
      Personally - I prefer this one with the stencils on it. It just screams Vaudeville to me. What is the inside like? Are the parts there like the ebay one?
    10. jlroyston, 8 years ago
      insides different then the eBay one I just posted pictures.
    11. Celiene Celiene, 8 years ago
      Oops - the other one in the link is asking 795... THIS one is from a famous horn maker and is fully marked as such.
    12. SpiritBear, 8 years ago
      What one asks is not necessarily what one will get. e-Bay is often over-priced. RubyLane is three times as bad.

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