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Message:: [QUOTE="Lark, post: 5172422, member: 13605"]As I am going through things I have inherited from my parents I am trying to gather as much info as I can to pass on to my grandchildren. My father purchased this trunk from a junk yard  in Libya in late 1960's. It has a iron key that I hope I come across as I am unpacking what my brother packed up for me. The key causes a bell to ring when turned. My father had labeled it 17th Century. The wood is not particularly heavy but then it has many years to dry out!. The hinges are hidden from the outside. all you can see is from the inside. 4 sets of two loops secured to the the box with "cotter" type pin folded out. Same with the handles. When we purchased it , it was very tarnished. My father bought an electric eraser that the 4 children remember taking their turn at polishing it when it became tarnished. I have a small version of this as well. I am wondering if my father's estimation of the age is correct and also country of origin. 44"x 24"x 23" Green paint under brass.[ATTACH=full]414508[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]414509[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]414510[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]414511[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]414512[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]414513[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]414514[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]414515[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]414516[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]414518[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]