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<p>[QUOTE="Ladybranch, post: 224754, member: 44"]This trunk would be called a round top trunk,</p><p><br /></p><p>"A true round top trunk has a top that slopes only from the center to the front and back. From side to side, the crest of the top is the same height all the way across the top of the trunk. The following examples show true round tops."</p><p><br /></p><p>It has 5 vertical staves on top and 4 vertical staves on the front. The material/background between the staves appears to be plain metal, tin, that would have a wooden body below. Antique trunks came with all sorts of artwork, lithographs, inside from pictures of ladies, children, country scenes, etc...</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.oldtrunks.com/history/historypages/picturepages/pictures-ladies.htm" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.oldtrunks.com/history/historypages/picturepages/pictures-ladies.htm" rel="nofollow">http://www.oldtrunks.com/history/historypages/picturepages/pictures-ladies.htm</a></p><p><a href="http://www.oldtrunks.com/history/historypages/picturepages/pictures-children.htm" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.oldtrunks.com/history/historypages/picturepages/pictures-children.htm" rel="nofollow">http://www.oldtrunks.com/history/historypages/picturepages/pictures-children.htm</a></p><p><a href="http://www.oldtrunks.com/history/historypages/picturepages/pictures-men.htm" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.oldtrunks.com/history/historypages/picturepages/pictures-men.htm" rel="nofollow">http://www.oldtrunks.com/history/historypages/picturepages/pictures-men.htm</a></p><p><a href="http://www.oldtrunks.com/history/historypages/picturepages/pictures-misc.htm" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.oldtrunks.com/history/historypages/picturepages/pictures-misc.htm" rel="nofollow">http://www.oldtrunks.com/history/historypages/picturepages/pictures-misc.htm</a></p><p><a href="http://www.oldtrunks.com/history/historypages/trays_and_compartments.htm" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.oldtrunks.com/history/historypages/trays_and_compartments.htm" rel="nofollow">http://www.oldtrunks.com/history/historypages/trays_and_compartments.htm</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Linings:</p><p><a href="http://www.oldtrunks.com/history/historypages/linings.htm" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.oldtrunks.com/history/historypages/linings.htm" rel="nofollow">http://www.oldtrunks.com/history/historypages/linings.htm</a></p><p><br /></p><p>At the moment I can't with certainty date this trunk other then probably latter half of the 1800s. Do look closely at the hardware, like the hinges and lock, for patent info. If you could spot a patent date or patent number we could date the earliest it could be, but definitely not the latest date it could be.</p><p><br /></p><p>Trunk sites with history:</p><p><a href="http://www.thisoldtrunk.com/history/index.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.thisoldtrunk.com/history/index.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.thisoldtrunk.com/history/index.html</a></p><p><a href="http://www.oldtrunks.com/history/historypages/history.htm" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.oldtrunks.com/history/historypages/history.htm" rel="nofollow">http://www.oldtrunks.com/history/historypages/history.htm</a></p><p><a href="http://www.brettunsvillage.com/trunks/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.brettunsvillage.com/trunks/" rel="nofollow">http://www.brettunsvillage.com/trunks/</a></p><p><br /></p><p>--- Susan[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Ladybranch, post: 224754, member: 44"]This trunk would be called a round top trunk, "A true round top trunk has a top that slopes only from the center to the front and back. From side to side, the crest of the top is the same height all the way across the top of the trunk. The following examples show true round tops." It has 5 vertical staves on top and 4 vertical staves on the front. The material/background between the staves appears to be plain metal, tin, that would have a wooden body below. Antique trunks came with all sorts of artwork, lithographs, inside from pictures of ladies, children, country scenes, etc... [URL]http://www.oldtrunks.com/history/historypages/picturepages/pictures-ladies.htm[/URL] [URL]http://www.oldtrunks.com/history/historypages/picturepages/pictures-children.htm[/URL] [URL]http://www.oldtrunks.com/history/historypages/picturepages/pictures-men.htm[/URL] [URL]http://www.oldtrunks.com/history/historypages/picturepages/pictures-misc.htm[/URL] [URL]http://www.oldtrunks.com/history/historypages/trays_and_compartments.htm[/URL] Linings: [URL]http://www.oldtrunks.com/history/historypages/linings.htm[/URL] At the moment I can't with certainty date this trunk other then probably latter half of the 1800s. Do look closely at the hardware, like the hinges and lock, for patent info. If you could spot a patent date or patent number we could date the earliest it could be, but definitely not the latest date it could be. Trunk sites with history: [URL]http://www.thisoldtrunk.com/history/index.html[/URL] [URL]http://www.oldtrunks.com/history/historypages/history.htm[/URL] [URL]http://www.brettunsvillage.com/trunks/[/URL] --- Susan[/QUOTE]
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