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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Northern Lights Lodge, post: 6764623, member: 13464&quot;]Hi Everyone - I have just returned from my sisters with more photos of the trunk. After VERY careful and extensive examination we feel that it really is an enigma! To give you some context: my sister IS an advanced metal worker - albiet jewelry...and has made many hinges. I post exhibit A as an example of some of her work.[ATTACH=full]420547[/ATTACH] The top piece is a hammered copper vessel, the cube and the sphere are made of sheet copper, cut and welded and the locket is sterling and brass with a bezel mount turquoise. And YES, she did fabricate the hinge! It is her opinion that the hinges on the chest are old and handmade.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]420549[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>We noticed damage to the wood; both on the inside and outside of this piece and feel that for some reason they had to &quot;reset the hinge&quot; on the chest. The hinges are not very uniform and my sister felt quite certainly that each one was made individually by hand. It looks as if this particular hinge had become loosened from the base of the chest and remounted - hence the 3 screws on the bottom of this hinge are set very &quot;wonky&quot;; perhaps in an effort to grab some solid wood. All the screws appear to be FLAT - HEAD ROUND SCREWS.&nbsp; You can note some wood damage along the back wall of the chest here. Below is a close up of the same hinge.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]420553[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]420552[/ATTACH]</p><p>This photo is of Hinge B (the one in the middle of the chest). It is tidier, but you can see the joins of each of the knuckles and they aren&#039;t exacting.</p><p><br /></p><p>This was the only image I was able to get of any saw marks. The bottom of the chest is made in two widths. We think the &quot;polka dots&quot; were just made by something that left an impression on the finish. But you can see the rhythmic &quot;more or less&quot; horizontal marks that would appear to be saw marks. I don&#039;t know what the saw marks indicate...but hopefully someone can &quot;read&quot; that clue.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]420554[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>When we examined the ball (bun) feet we were surprised to find a central &quot;knot&quot; in each of the feet and they were VERY WELL WORN! This is example A.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]420555[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Foot B was different than all the rest in terms of it looked slightly smaller and much less worn - perhaps a replacement?</p><p>[ATTACH=full]420556[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]420557[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>This is a side view - looking across the bottom of the piece.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]420558[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>This is the close up of the decoration detail on the top edge</p><p>[ATTACH=full]420559[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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