Like working in a sauna!! The trunks were my grandfather’s and he gave them to me about 1974. He indicated they made the trip from Oklahoma, to California (according to my genealogy, after 1920 and before 1927). Therefore, the trunks are older than this old lady who celebrated her eighty-eighth birthday in March. ~~ I’ve contacted an antiques and collectibles dealer. These… and much more. “They” should be delighted with the variety.

Here’s a little history about the brown trunk. I read in an old issue of Apartment Life, the suggestion that we take an old trunk and “paper” the inside, add a glass top, and store our treasures where they can be seen (inside the trunk). I “papered” the inside with wallpaper with images of old patent medicine bottles. I put treasures inside and plate glass on top.  Framed photographers of the family were displayed on top. For many years, I had a beautiful simulated old-fashioned oil lamp hanging above the trunk. “Old-fashioned” in appearance but equipped with an electric light–and a very attractive display (in my humble opinion).

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