Sometimes researching that can tell you when the factory was making those locks. I've always heard that flat trunks were less expensive because they got stacked. Wealthier people got domed trunks because those were required to be on top. Bev aka thelmasstuff , Oct 26, Sassy and judy like this. The trunk that is open, the paper looks Art Deco.
So I would guess s. Hmmm, because I am unsure of the size of your trunks, I wonder if especially in light of Komokwa's "took to summer camp" comment above at least one of your trunks is of a size to be sometimes referred to as a "foot locker"?
Speaking of size s. The first trunk looks like it had a tray in it. I took all my possessions about to college by train in a footlocker like that years ago. Sassy , judy and komokwa like this. Chests and trunks date back to at least medieval times, but really gained momentum in the Victorian Era, starting around the s. At this point, we should point out the difference between a chest and a trunk.
While trunks were mainly used for traveling and transporting possessions from point A to point B, chests are generally considered fixed and permanent pieces of furniture, usually used for storing things such as blankets and assorted bedding. For this reason, chests can be more ornate, while trunks have a more practical form of decoration.
Like many things in the Victoria period, trunks started out with a pretty simplistic design and grew to be much more intricately designed. Initially composed as just a lockable, wooden box with a paper-lined interior either decorative paper or something simple like newspaper , trunks soon came to be covered in leather, paper, canvas and some form of metal hardware e.
Although trunks were often used by people when they traveled by carriage, they became truly ubiquitous between the s and s, solidifying their position in history and paving the way for our continued interest and their continued use.
Flat-Topped : Pretty self-explanatory, these trunks had mostly flat tops and were primarily used for travel, as they were easy to stack and store on trains, ships and carriages. They were made out of a mix of materials: wood, leather, canvas, metal detailing, sometimes covered in waterproof fabric. Dome-Topped : Similar to the flat tops in that the name implies the shape, these trunks had noticeably domed tops and were therefore less used for travel purposes.
Possibly you can see one similar to yours. In the USA there were many, many trunk makers. They were made by companies, individual trunk makers, and often saddlery makers. If you think about it, trunks were the luggage of their day. How many different kinds of luggage can you find today? The best thing to do is look for a label in the trunk.
If you can't find a label, look on the hardware for markings. Generally the locks were made by lock companies and sold to trunk makers as parts, so they are not a good source to determine who made the trunk. Our history section will have different trunk manufacturers to help you find out more information about specific trunk makers. Here's the big question. Now with that being said, there are some brands of trunks that can be very valuable, but they are generally European, and Very Rare. In fact other than on websites, and an occasional high end antique store, I have never run across any of these.
An example of one of these brands is Louis Vuitton from France.
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