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I have four family trunks - two flat and two domed. I was always told that the flat ones were cheaper because they got packed on the bottom and the domed trunks were for wealthier people and got stacked on top. Anyway, my son picked this one up at a barn sale on Saturday. As if four weren't enough! Not sure what he plans to do with it, but I agree it's pretty neat.

 

Hopefully cleaning it up a bit and using it to store something. I wouldn't do much else.

 

Bev, that's interesting what you said about flat and domed trunks. Sounds like if you wanted to make sure nothing was put on top of your trunk, you'd use a domed one.

Hmm... would that work with USPS/UPS/Fedex packages? I could picture sellers all rushing to fabricate boxes with a domed top!

 

Bev, here are a couple of sites with a bit of info on Chase Wilt and his trunks.

This particular restored trunk is not like yours, but the info below the pics and the comments are interesting:
http://robertkleeman.blogspot.com/2012/05/trunk.html

This one looks very similar to yours:
https://www.etsy.com/listing/128248634/reserved-for-extra-shipping

BTW, I'm a sucker for trunks. Does this trunk still have the liner, paper?

--- Susan

 

The idea was that it would be difficult to stack other trunks on top of a domed trunk, so it was loaded last and was first off - even then not getting relegated to the bottom of the pile.

I've often wondered how valid the theory is - mother never had a problem, even though her trunks were all flat-topped (did Vuitton even MAKE domed trunks?). She did have it down to a science though............arrive dock side 10 minutes before sailing and calling the purser to take her trunks 10 minutes before docking..............and yes, she acted all fluttery and feminine..... and snorted "Ass!" every time they fell over themselves acting gallant and macho......

 

your mother had spunk..!

 

I haven't looked inside, yet. It is handy being locksmiths - it was locked and he picked it open. Now he's going through the old keys to find one he can file down to fit.

 

Ma was a woman of many facets - and as I have never gotten around to writing about my parents and my late wife in the detail I had hoped to, I think this weekend I will give them each a short tribute on my forum..............time, or lack thereof, seems to be an issue at this stage.............