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    Posted 5 years ago

    Im4anythin…
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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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    1. Im4anythingOld, 5 years ago
      Thanks for the Loves much appreciated!! Beachbum58, Drill, leighannrn, FatBoy64, vintagegirl66, Manikin, BigD338, farmlady, sugargirl, bjb5859, fortapache, shughs, blunderbuss2, & greendog
    2. Im4anythingOld, 5 years ago
      Thanks for the Loves much appreciated!! sanhardin, chrissylovescats, Lady_Picker, mtg75, Longings, BigD338, & officialfuel
    3. Drill Drill, 5 years ago
      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
    4. Drill Drill, 5 years ago
      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
    5. Drill Drill, 5 years ago
      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
    6. Im4anythingOld, 5 years ago
      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!!

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