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Early C20th Painted Trunk
Waterfall Antiques
for sale €193     $210
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Waterfall Antiques

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Early C20th Painted Trunk

1900 - 1920
Description

An incredible find: a well-used travelling trunk with original old distressed polychrome paintwork. This eye catching metal box, complete with lifting handles to each end and a main handle so it can be carried like a suitcase, retains a wonderful lived-in look with a battered yellow, red, off-white, and sky-blue paint finish. It has a hasp and staple to enable it to be locked with any standard padlock, and it dates from around 1900/1920. Perfect for general purpose storage with an abundance of charm and character.

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Physical Dimensions
Height
23cm (9.06")
Width
61cm (24.02")
Depth
32cm (12.60")
Declaration

Waterfall Antiques has dated this Painted Metal Travel Trunk to the 1920s.

Reference Numbers
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SA703410
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Description
An incredible find: a well-used travelling trunk with original old distressed polychrome paintwork. This eye catching metal box, complete with lifting handles to each end and a main handle so it can be carried like a suitcase, retains a wonderful lived-in look with a battered yellow, red, off-white, and sky-blue paint finish.
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It has a hasp and staple to enable it to be locked with any standard padlock, and it dates from around 1900/1920.
Waterfall Antiques

Perfect for general purpose storage with an abundance of charm and character.

Height
23cm (9.06")
Width
61cm (24.02")
Depth
32cm (12.60")
Date of Manufacture

Waterfall Antiques has dated this Painted Metal Travel Trunk to the 1920s.

Reference Numbers
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SA703410
Waterfall Antiques
Sellingantiques verified Since Jul 2014
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A rectangular early twentieth-century painted sheet metal trunk with ribbed details, metal latches, and distressed red, yellow, cream, and turquoise paintwork.
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Archive I A rectangular early twentieth-century painted sheet metal trunk with ribbed details, metal latches, and distressed red, yellow, cream, and turquoise paintwork.

Early C20th Painted Trunk

Archive II A rectangular early twentieth-century painted sheet metal trunk with ribbed details, metal latches, and distressed red, yellow, cream, and turquoise paintwork. View II
Archive III A rectangular early twentieth-century painted sheet metal trunk with ribbed details, metal latches, and distressed red, yellow, cream, and turquoise paintwork. View III
Archive IV A rectangular early twentieth-century painted sheet metal trunk with ribbed details, metal latches, and distressed red, yellow, cream, and turquoise paintwork. View IV
Archive V A rectangular early twentieth-century painted sheet metal trunk with ribbed details, metal latches, and distressed red, yellow, cream, and turquoise paintwork. View V
Archive VI A rectangular early twentieth-century painted sheet metal trunk with ribbed details, metal latches, and distressed red, yellow, cream, and turquoise paintwork. View VI
Archive VII A rectangular early twentieth-century painted sheet metal trunk with ribbed details, metal latches, and distressed red, yellow, cream, and turquoise paintwork. View VII
Archive VIII A rectangular early twentieth-century painted sheet metal trunk with ribbed details, metal latches, and distressed red, yellow, cream, and turquoise paintwork. View VIII
Archive IX A rectangular early twentieth-century painted sheet metal trunk with ribbed details, metal latches, and distressed red, yellow, cream, and turquoise paintwork. View IX
Archive X A rectangular early twentieth-century painted sheet metal trunk with ribbed details, metal latches, and distressed red, yellow, cream, and turquoise paintwork. View X
Archive XI A rectangular early twentieth-century painted sheet metal trunk with ribbed details, metal latches, and distressed red, yellow, cream, and turquoise paintwork. View XI
Archive XII A rectangular early twentieth-century painted sheet metal trunk with ribbed details, metal latches, and distressed red, yellow, cream, and turquoise paintwork. View XII
Archive XIII A rectangular early twentieth-century painted sheet metal trunk with ribbed details, metal latches, and distressed red, yellow, cream, and turquoise paintwork. View XIII
Archive XIV A rectangular early twentieth-century painted sheet metal trunk with ribbed details, metal latches, and distressed red, yellow, cream, and turquoise paintwork. View XIV
Archive XV A rectangular early twentieth-century painted sheet metal trunk with ribbed details, metal latches, and distressed red, yellow, cream, and turquoise paintwork. View XV
Archive XVI A rectangular early twentieth-century painted sheet metal trunk with ribbed details, metal latches, and distressed red, yellow, cream, and turquoise paintwork. View XVI
Archive XVII A rectangular early twentieth-century painted sheet metal trunk with ribbed details, metal latches, and distressed red, yellow, cream, and turquoise paintwork. View XVII
Archive XVIII A rectangular early twentieth-century painted sheet metal trunk with ribbed details, metal latches, and distressed red, yellow, cream, and turquoise paintwork. View XVIII
Archive XIX A rectangular early twentieth-century painted sheet metal trunk with ribbed details, metal latches, and distressed red, yellow, cream, and turquoise paintwork. View XIX
Archive XX A rectangular early twentieth-century painted sheet metal trunk with ribbed details, metal latches, and distressed red, yellow, cream, and turquoise paintwork. View XX
Archive XXI A rectangular early twentieth-century painted sheet metal trunk with ribbed details, metal latches, and distressed red, yellow, cream, and turquoise paintwork. View XXI
Archive XXII A rectangular early twentieth-century painted sheet metal trunk with ribbed details, metal latches, and distressed red, yellow, cream, and turquoise paintwork. View XXII
Archive XXIII A rectangular early twentieth-century painted sheet metal trunk with ribbed details, metal latches, and distressed red, yellow, cream, and turquoise paintwork. View XXIII
Archive XXIV A rectangular early twentieth-century painted sheet metal trunk with ribbed details, metal latches, and distressed red, yellow, cream, and turquoise paintwork. View XXIV
Archive XXV A rectangular early twentieth-century painted sheet metal trunk with ribbed details, metal latches, and distressed red, yellow, cream, and turquoise paintwork. View XXV
Archive XXVI A rectangular early twentieth-century painted sheet metal trunk with ribbed details, metal latches, and distressed red, yellow, cream, and turquoise paintwork. View XXVI
Archive XXVII A rectangular early twentieth-century painted sheet metal trunk with ribbed details, metal latches, and distressed red, yellow, cream, and turquoise paintwork. View XXVII
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Waterfall Antiques
Telephone 07595 278848
Location
57 Walcot Street
Bath
Somerset
BA1 5BN
United Kingdom
Dealer Profile Page sellingantiques.co.uk/waterfall
Verified Since Jul 2014
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Waterfall Antiques
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A rectangular early twentieth-century painted sheet metal trunk with ribbed details, metal latches, and distressed red, yellow, cream, and turquoise paintwork.
Early c20th painted trunk
Ref: SA703410
A rectangular early twentieth-century painted sheet metal trunk with ribbed details, metal latches, and distressed red, yellow, cream, and turquoise paintwork.
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These utility trunks were fabricated from sheet metal or tinplate, designed to offer lightweight yet durable protection for personal belongings during travel via rail or steamship in the early 1900s.

Most trunks of this era feature pressed tinplate or sheet iron painted with protective enamel finishes, reinforced with wooden or metal ribbing, rolled edges, and heavy iron latches and carry handles.

Authentic examples display genuine wear, oxidisation on unpainted iron fixtures, hand-applied or stencilled paint layers showing age-related distressing, and period-appropriate cast latches rather than modern rivets.

A painted metal trunk can serve as an accent coffee table, a storage chest at the foot of a bed, or a decorative side table to introduce texture and historic character to a room.

Dust gently using a dry microfibre cloth, avoid harsh chemical cleaners that could strip original paint, and apply a thin layer of microcrystalline wax to bare metal surfaces to prevent further oxidisation.
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