Posted 7 years ago
Sats
(5 items)
Hey fellow trunkees. Just picked up this from an estate sale. I know it's not fancy like some of the trunks I see on here (I am lusting after a Maier trunk so bad) but I like this one because I think it's interesting to have a trunk that's from my local area and it seems like it's in great shape. I believe Topham was quite popular in the D.C. Area back in the day. Looking forward to cleaning her up a bit. Unfortunately I have now come to the realization that I am obsessed and addicted to trunks. Send help!
Beautiful trunk!
http://www.shorpy.com/files/images/11376u1.jpg
Above is a photo of James Topham's storefront.You can find it next to the "Cafe"sign.
He was a prominent trunk maker on the east coast for a period of over 50 years.
Below is an article that chronicles his success.
http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84026749/1905-09-18/ed-1/seq-12.pdf
Below is a photo of the old man himself.
https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/find-a-grave-prod/photos/2012/279/46287775_134955302274.jpg
This is a beautiful trunk... sorry but I've found little help for trunk addicts.. other than this site!