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    Posted 7 years ago

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    southjerse…
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    I have the option to buy this chest for $50.00 USD. The seller says it's 18th Century. It covered with cowhide hand wrought iron fittings and hand printed interior paper liner.

    What do y'all think is it 200 years old?

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    1. blunderbuss2 blunderbuss2, 7 years ago
      What a steal !
    2. southjerseybob southjerseybob, 7 years ago
      Cool. Thank you blunderbuss2
    3. trunkman trunkman, 7 years ago
      Do not hesitate... lovely piece.... I have a similar one posted.
      http://www.collectorsweekly.com/stories/48419-antique-rawhide-trunk-1820s
    4. southjerseybob southjerseybob, 7 years ago
      Trunk wow! They are very similar. So you think early 19th century?
    5. Drill Drill, 7 years ago
      https://books.google.com/books?id=vZtAAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA122&lpg=PA122&dq=sole+leather+trunk+manufacturers&source=bl&ots=nAdhdsR35C&sig=OLRZvqR50RWqPQFqIuTLNuGn6WM&hl=en&sa=X&ei=fjUkVZWNNIWmyQSnyoGYDA&ved=0CDUQ6AEwATgK#v=onepage&q=sole%20leather%20trunk%20manufacturers&f=false
      Should be a little trunk history here.
    6. southjerseybob southjerseybob, 7 years ago
      Thank you Drill
    7. SEAN68 SEAN68, 7 years ago
      nice one!!!

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