Old Trunk Attic

Have you ever spotted an old trunk at a yard sale thrift shop or auction but passed it by because you didn t know how you could use it in your home.

Old trunk attic.

Gertrude married benjamin hopkins and they moved to logan county nebraska. Over 1000 antique trunks have passed through our hands. Antique trunks and chests. 1930s 1940s woman in cluttered attic wearing apron looking through trunk of old clothes linens s7466 har001 hars attic connection keep cluttered linens things possessions stuff clutter memories trunks young adult woman black and white caucasian ethnicity har001 old fashioned preserve saved souvenirs.

Although trunks have been in use for thousands of years most antique trunks available have an age range of 50 to 200 years. Provided to youtube by cdbaby act 2. Not only do they offer awesome storage which we all need more of but they can be upcycled into the most amazing home. The photo at left shows the antique trunk as originally found in an attic of an old estate in south carolina.

Paul shapera the dolls of new albion a steampunk opera the old trunk in the attic lyrics. A steampunk opera 2012 paul shapera released on. Measure the size of your antique trunk. Edgar brokenhearted mopes around his family manor.

Today i have enough upcycled trunk projects to show you that you ll never pass one up again. Do you have an old steamer trunk sitting in your attic basement or storage building. An antique chest or trunk is usually defined as one that is at least 50 years old. We have restored refinished and repaired since 2003.

This is a how to guide about appraising the value of antique trunks. We also sell trunk hardware and supplies for the do it yourselfer. 13 upcycled trunk projects. Wouldn t you love to have it restored to its original condition and usefulness.

If the your trunk is or under then your trunk will be worth more. Note the entire body of the antique chest was covered with a light colored canvas both leather straps and handles were broken and rotted buckles and hardware were scratched and corroded from age. How to value antique trunks. These antique trunks have a vintage appeal for home decor and they are often restored to.

Leroy was born in stapleton on july 24 1918 according to his wwii draft registration so this photo was. The reason is that smaller trunks. In an earlier edition of my friday s faces i posted a photo of an infant marked with the name edna with no surname may be she is edna hopkins.