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Victorian, Solid Camphorwood Campaign Trunk
The Dorking Desk Shop
for sale €761     $826
£650

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Victorian, Solid Camphorwood Campaign Trunk

1900 - 1920
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Victorian, solid camphorwood campaign trunk. Of a good solid construction with heavy solid brass lifting handles, brass strapping and working lock with key. Ideal for use as a coffee table. With an interesting false bottom lifting to reveal secret compartment. Shown before re-fitting of lock and front escutcheon

Size 40 x 20 x 18 inches tall (102 x 50 x 46 cm tall)

Price £650

Stock no. 6672

Physical Dimensions
Height
46cm (18.11")
Width
102cm (40.16")
Depth
50cm (19.69")
Declaration

The Dorking Desk Shop has dated this Victorian Camphorwood Campaign Trunk to the 1900s.

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SA1178958
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6672
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Victorian, solid camphorwood campaign trunk.
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Of a good solid construction with heavy solid brass lifting handles, brass strapping and working lock with key.
The Dorking Desk Shop

Ideal for use as a coffee table. With an interesting false bottom lifting to reveal secret compartment. Shown before re-fitting of lock and front escutcheon

Size 40 x 20 x 18 inches tall (102 x 50 x 46 cm tall)

Price £650

Stock no. 6672

Height
46cm (18.11")
Width
102cm (40.16")
Depth
50cm (19.69")
Date of Manufacture

The Dorking Desk Shop has dated this Victorian Camphorwood Campaign Trunk to the 1900s.

Reference Numbers
Sellingantiques Ref
SA1178958
Dealers Internal Ref
6672
The Dorking Desk Shop
Sellingantiques verified Since Jan 2011
Dealer Profile

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A rectangular Victorian solid camphorwood campaign trunk featuring flush brass corner straps, a brass carrying handle, and a keyhole escutcheon.
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Archive I A rectangular Victorian solid camphorwood campaign trunk featuring flush brass corner straps, a brass carrying handle, and a keyhole escutcheon.

Victorian, Solid Camphorwood Campaign Trunk

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A rectangular Victorian solid camphorwood campaign trunk featuring flush brass corner straps, a brass carrying handle, and a keyhole escutcheon.
Victorian, solid camphorwood campaign trunk
Ref: SA1178958
A rectangular Victorian solid camphorwood campaign trunk featuring flush brass corner straps, a brass carrying handle, and a keyhole escutcheon.
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A campaign trunk is a specialized form of portable storage furniture engineered for military officers during travel and active service overseas. These trunks feature reinforced corners and flat hardware designed to prevent damage and optimize space during transit.

Camphorwood was selected for maritime travel and military campaigns due to its natural aromatic oils, which act as a natural deterrent against moths and other insects. The dense timber also offered resistance to damp maritime conditions and temperature fluctuations.

Authentic nineteenth-century campaign trunks feature flush-fitting brass corner straps, recessed carrying handles, and hand-cut dovetail joinery. Original brass hardware is inset flush with the timber surface so that trunks could be packed side-by-side without catch points.

A campaign trunk can serve as an occasional coffee table, a blanket box at the foot of a bed, or a functional storage chest in a hallway. The combination of warm timber tones and flush brass hardware complements both traditional schemes and contemporary minimal settings.

Maintain camphorwood furniture by dusting regularly with a soft dry cloth and applying a high-quality beeswax polish along the wood grain once or twice a year. Keep the piece away from direct heat sources to prevent timber shrinkage and brass oxidisation.
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