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<p>[QUOTE="KellyH, post: 1296846, member: 13077"]Hello all,</p><p><br /></p><p>I know next to nothing about antiques, but have recently come into the possession of an old steamer trunk. It looks to me as if it is truly extremely old, not a modern "antique" replica, though I would be a poor judge of that. </p><p><br /></p><p>At any rate, I was hoping that someone could tell me a bit more about this trunk, as it has no identifiers on it. In particular, I am hoping that I can find out what kind of key it requires, as the lock is currently "locked" so the clasps won't go down all the way.</p><p><br /></p><p>I *THINK* that it needs a double-winged barrel key, but I'm not quite sure where to start with that.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://i.imgur.com/83iwz4s.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://i.imgur.com/frBKzc4.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://i.imgur.com/eyCdWO4.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://i.imgur.com/u1tLxT8.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://i.imgur.com/p6L7SUU.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://i.imgur.com/aWtKeTn.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><br /></p><p>Other details about the trunk - it is 32"L x 19"D x 22"H. The outside of the trunk is largely covered in tin (gray decorative / black plain). The pin in the lock does not depress, and it appears to need a key that has a wing on both sides of the barrel so it can turn both sides of the lock at once to release/trap the two clasps on either side of the lock.</p><p><br /></p><p>I hope that is enough information to go on to get started - but I will try to provide the answers to any other questions you might have, if I can! I would appreciate any information you all have. Thank you![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="KellyH, post: 1296846, member: 13077"]Hello all, I know next to nothing about antiques, but have recently come into the possession of an old steamer trunk. It looks to me as if it is truly extremely old, not a modern "antique" replica, though I would be a poor judge of that. At any rate, I was hoping that someone could tell me a bit more about this trunk, as it has no identifiers on it. In particular, I am hoping that I can find out what kind of key it requires, as the lock is currently "locked" so the clasps won't go down all the way. I *THINK* that it needs a double-winged barrel key, but I'm not quite sure where to start with that. [IMG]https://i.imgur.com/83iwz4s.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]https://i.imgur.com/frBKzc4.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]https://i.imgur.com/eyCdWO4.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]https://i.imgur.com/u1tLxT8.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]https://i.imgur.com/p6L7SUU.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]https://i.imgur.com/aWtKeTn.jpg[/IMG] Other details about the trunk - it is 32"L x 19"D x 22"H. The outside of the trunk is largely covered in tin (gray decorative / black plain). The pin in the lock does not depress, and it appears to need a key that has a wing on both sides of the barrel so it can turn both sides of the lock at once to release/trap the two clasps on either side of the lock. I hope that is enough information to go on to get started - but I will try to provide the answers to any other questions you might have, if I can! I would appreciate any information you all have. Thank you![/QUOTE]
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