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<p>[QUOTE="Born2it, post: 4408667, member: 59977"]Very cool looking! Luckily for you, the locks on both trunks are from well known manufacturers, so it might be possible to narrow down the dates for them. It is unlikely that you will be able to find the exact date of manufacture, but you might be able to find the ten year period. I would guess from the locks after 1900, but I am *not* an expert!</p><p><br /></p><p>This site is full of information that might help: <a href="https://hmsantiquetrunks.com/index.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://hmsantiquetrunks.com/index.html" rel="nofollow">https://hmsantiquetrunks.com/index.html</a></p><p><br /></p><p>And there’s a huge amount of trunks you could compare yours to here:</p><p><a href="https://www.collectorsweekly.com/furniture/trunks" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.collectorsweekly.com/furniture/trunks" rel="nofollow">https://www.collectorsweekly.com/furniture/trunks</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Whenever they’re from, congratulations- it’s always fun to find something both cool and useful <img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/smile.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=":)" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Born2it, post: 4408667, member: 59977"]Very cool looking! Luckily for you, the locks on both trunks are from well known manufacturers, so it might be possible to narrow down the dates for them. It is unlikely that you will be able to find the exact date of manufacture, but you might be able to find the ten year period. I would guess from the locks after 1900, but I am *not* an expert! This site is full of information that might help: [URL]https://hmsantiquetrunks.com/index.html[/URL] And there’s a huge amount of trunks you could compare yours to here: [URL]https://www.collectorsweekly.com/furniture/trunks[/URL] Whenever they’re from, congratulations- it’s always fun to find something both cool and useful :)[/QUOTE]
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