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Picked this 1890's all Leather Barrel top Trunk today. Measures in at 34 L x 19D x 28T. No maker name. Nice Eastlake lock (not sure who produced them). A rarity for certain,... as but for a factory nail blip from the installation of the lid stay, the leather is perfect on all sides, with no tears, rips or cracks,. After seeing all sides in the ad photos, I was disappointed at first though, as it looked like the little white spot on the front of the lid was a tear that was re-glued ....always that one tear in the leather that ruins your perfect hand, but in person surprisingly it was simply a water mark thus leaving all leather unmarred...Bonus! The hardware on this piece is a blend of die-cast and tin. The interior is linen & complete with tray and layout. As well the handles are sound, so that's always handy to have just for transit. Overall its a great starter foundation for a future beauty & 20 minutes from home didn't hurt either.
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Hey Tom, Thought this fine trunk would be a good place to leave some history of C.A. Taylor and his patent images from 1860 through 1888. It has taken me quite some time to find them.He was one of the most influential trunk men of his time.
A note: For me a picture has always been worth a thousand words. I only save the patent images. If I need the full description (All those many words) of that patent. The picture always provide me the reference tools that I need to find that info.The Inventor's name, Item name ,date & most important the patent Number . I just search the (Patent sitemap) along with the year. This way I won't need a computer the size of NASA to store all the piles I collect, hope it all posts Enjoy!
A Brief history of C.A. Taylor
https://books.google.com/books?id=eaZAAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA26&lpg=PA26&dq=1891+taylor+trunk+patent&source=bl&ots=QrISxowm8e&sig=ACfU3U2t6onXNvk56XB0ym_gMelVXENCeA&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwi-95SRwuHnAhUQVN8KHXZcCBEQ6AEwFHoECAkQAQ#v=onepage&q=1891%20taylor%20trunk%20patent&f=false
Hat box 1860
http://patentimages.storage.googleapis.com/pages/US28916-0.png
Trunk 1872
http://patentimages.storage.googleapis.com/pages/US128925-0.png
Trunk 1877
http://patentimages.storage.googleapis.com/pages/US196500-0.png
http://patentimages.storage.googleapis.com/pages/US196500-1.png
Trunk fixture 1878
http://patentimages.storage.googleapis.com/pages/US203860-0.png
Trunk fixtures 1879
https://patentimages.storage.googleapis.com/pages/USD11524-0.png
Trunk fastener 1880
https://patentimages.storage.googleapis.com/26/b1/c3/781f31c64cfb5e/US232421-drawings-page-1.png
Cross Slat trunk 1880
http://patentimages.storage.googleapis.com/pages/US225497-0.png
Box fastener 1881
https://patentimages.storage.googleapis.com/ca/bb/e6/ad560b89004a99/US236733-drawings-page-1.png
trunk catch 1883
https://patentimages.storage.googleapis.com/ba/a5/df/c0ffec60c6faf4/US287226-drawings-page-1.png
trunk fixture 1883
https://patentimages.storage.googleapis.com/bc/fc/a2/2ddfec1e2f9409/US287227-drawings-page-1.png
Lock 1887
http://patentimages.storage.googleapis.com/pages/US373863-0.png
Trunk fixture 1888
http://patentimages.storage.googleapis.com/pages/US389118-0.png
trunk fixture 1888
https://patentimages.storage.googleapis.com/76/fd/ff/73ad2e64f7c6cc/US389119-drawings-page-1.png
Trunk fastener assignment- to J.H.Sessions 1888
https://books.google.com/books?id=zGMbAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA809&lpg=PA809&dq=trunk+fastener+patent+1887&source=bl&ots=zDXQMFw3NJ&sig=ACfU3U0mnmRgwXXfUEnetpiWLybdZmwjSg&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjk9aTXu-HnAhVFhHIEHWCzCssQ6AEwDHoECAkQAQ#v=onepage&q=trunk%20fastener%20patent%201887&f=false
Taylor patent infringement ( Sessions vs. Romadka)
https://books.google.com/books?id=vg9LAQAAMAAJ&pg=PR16&lpg=PR16&dq=trunk+fastener+patents+1883&source=bl&ots=n6T7pNGoAV&sig=ACfU3U17Z3q56hS0ZFazZmfwOBlGRLe19g&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjvl_fVm-vnAhXej3IEHeamCPQQ6AEwBnoECAgQAQ#v=onepage&q=trunk%20fastener%20patents%201883&f=false
My favorite -Jennie the Elephant
https://books.google.com/books?id=1_whAQAAMAAJ&pg=RA3-PA68&lpg=RA3-PA68&dq=C.A.+Taylor+trunk+patents&source=bl&ots=io0gMd7XSX&sig=PMxJZMDmW2J5-BkTx2JG3thhlXI&hl=en&sa=X&ei=jUMOVaSTKcuigwSFwIPYAg&ved=0CCYQ6AEwAjgK#v=onepage&q=C.A.%20Taylor%20trunk%20patents&f=false
Many times trunk patents and infringements on those patents
ended up in court. Those court cases and decisions rendered, shed light on the history of trunk makers. It is a long read but has many insights.
https://casetext.com/case/sessions-v-romadka
Tom 3 additional C.A. Taylor patents to go with the ones above.Enjoy!
Trunk fastener Drawing 1868
https://books.google.com/books?id=MdI6AQAAMAAJ&pg=RA2-PA856&lpg=RA2-PA856&dq=C.A.+Taylor+patent+no.77,127&source=bl&ots=JkEWjX2YvI&sig=ACfU3U0gpX3xAj_JC4WXagYV_I0KZcjo_A&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwj9xo3Z0_nnAhXIlnIEHZ3SAHMQ6AEwAHoECAgQAQ#v=onepage&q=C.A.%20Taylor%20patent%20no.77%2C127&f=false
1868 Trunk fastener Description:
https://books.google.com/books?id=Yv8WAQAAIAAJ&pg=PA531&lpg=PA531&dq=C.A.+Taylor+patent+no.77,127&source=bl&ots=y1t4M0IzXx&sig=ACfU3U2Ig6bMA9fOkKeGa4PFsMUSxFKtcA&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwj9xo3Z0_nnAhXIlnIEHZ3SAHMQ6AEwAXoECAcQAQ#v=onepage&q=C.A.%20Taylor%20patent%20no.77%2C127&f=false
Another influential 1868 Trunk patent:
https://patents.google.com/patent/US88992
C.A. Taylor was also assigned this Trunk fastening patent by A.O. Buckins 1887.
https://patentimages.storage.googleapis.com/4a/92/0d/e69575cb4f49d9/US373879-drawings-page-1.png
Reference for the A.O. Buckins patent
https://books.google.com/books?id=zRBLAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA957&lpg=PA957&dq=Trunk+fastener+patents+1887&source=bl&ots=HecKQWA-Pl&sig=ACfU3U0APdctz-Xg1-XCP6hEuZqiXVc6gw&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwi5jKm6uv_nAhVFc98KHZ-3AQEQ6AEwDHoECAgQAQ#v=onepage&q=Trunk%20fastener%20patents%201887&f=false
Thanks Drill for the extra data!! Always appreciated ! I am going away for 3 weeks so you won't hear from me if you post anything else until I get settled. Thanks again!!