Posted 7 years ago
Sunfish101
(4 items)
I have had this trunk for a while now and don't know much about it. All i know is that it has a plate on the front and says M.M. Secor's Champion Wall Trunk Patented October 8th 1898.
If anyone knows any more about a trunk like this I would love to learn more about it.
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8d/M._M._Secor_Trunk_Company_circa_1885-90.jpg/800px-M._M._Secor_Trunk_Company_circa_1885-90.jpg
These would be the Boys that made it! A little history!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Mathias_Secor
What a unique character M.M. Secor
http://jwhouk.blogspot.com/2006/11/martin-mathias-secor.html
Billing label
https://www1.columbia.edu/sec-cgi-bin/cul/ldpd/dlo?obj=ave_biggert_01620r&size=medium
Building documents
http://lcweb2.loc.gov/master/pnp/habshaer/wi/wi0200/wi0221/data/wi0221data.pdf
Hope this helps shed light enjoy!
The old man himself.
http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger2/4688/872/1600/HorlickSecor..jpg
http://journaltimes.com/news/local/m-m-secor/article_0aa93918-e826-5aa7-bdf7-69c1331bef56.html
A real Character.
This is a lot of information I really appreciate you responding to me and I love the history behind the maker of this trunk.