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American Dome Top Travel Trunk
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American Dome Top Travel Trunk

19th century
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Dated 1878, rare American dome-top travel trunk. With pine frame with over-lapping timber straps and metal straps, and faux crocodile skin decorations made from pressed metal. The interior with original lined lid with paper decoration, and the front with a single lock and two clasps (one dated 1878). The sides with leather lifting handles, and original wheels beneath.

DIMENSIONS:

Size 60 cm high x 48 cm wide x 78 cm deep

Physical Dimensions
Height
60cm (23.62")
Width
48cm (18.90")
Depth
78cm (30.71")
Declaration

Georgian Antiques has dated this Dome Top Travel Trunk to the Victorian era.

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SA734121
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29378
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Dated 1878, rare American dome-top travel trunk.
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With pine frame with over-lapping timber straps and metal straps, and faux crocodile skin decorations made from pressed metal.
Georgian Antiques

The interior with original lined lid with paper decoration, and the front with a single lock and two clasps (one dated 1878). The sides with leather lifting handles, and original wheels beneath.

DIMENSIONS:

Size 60 cm high x 48 cm wide x 78 cm deep

Height
60cm (23.62")
Width
48cm (18.90")
Depth
78cm (30.71")
Date of Manufacture

Georgian Antiques has dated this Dome Top Travel Trunk to the Victorian era.

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SA734121
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29378
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A late 19th-century American dome top travel trunk featuring embossed dark metal panels, wood slats, and heavy iron latches.
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Archive I A late 19th-century American dome top travel trunk featuring embossed dark metal panels, wood slats, and heavy iron latches.

American Dome Top Travel Trunk

Archive II A late 19th-century American dome top travel trunk featuring embossed dark metal panels, wood slats, and heavy iron latches. View II
Archive III A late 19th-century American dome top travel trunk featuring embossed dark metal panels, wood slats, and heavy iron latches. View III
Archive IV A late 19th-century American dome top travel trunk featuring embossed dark metal panels, wood slats, and heavy iron latches. View IV
Archive V A late 19th-century American dome top travel trunk featuring embossed dark metal panels, wood slats, and heavy iron latches. View V
Archive VI A late 19th-century American dome top travel trunk featuring embossed dark metal panels, wood slats, and heavy iron latches. View VI
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Archive VIII A late 19th-century American dome top travel trunk featuring embossed dark metal panels, wood slats, and heavy iron latches. View VIII
Archive IX A late 19th-century American dome top travel trunk featuring embossed dark metal panels, wood slats, and heavy iron latches. View IX
Archive X A late 19th-century American dome top travel trunk featuring embossed dark metal panels, wood slats, and heavy iron latches. View X
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A late 19th-century American dome top travel trunk featuring embossed dark metal panels, wood slats, and heavy iron latches.
American Dome Top Travel Trunk
Ref: SA734121
A late 19th-century American dome top travel trunk featuring embossed dark metal panels, wood slats, and heavy iron latches.
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  • ObjectTrunks & Coffers
  • Period19th century
  • StyleVictorian
  • MaterialWood, Iron, Embossed Sheet Metal, Leather
  • ColourDark Brown
  • MotifsDomed lid, Bentwood slats, Embossed metal panels, Iron corner brackets
  • SizeH 60 cm (24 in) x W 48 cm (19 in) x D 78 cm (31 in)

This Victorian American dome-top travel trunk dates from 1878 and serves as a practical storage chest for the home. It is constructed from a pine frame covered in embossed dark metal panels styled to resemble crocodile skin, accompanied by overlapping timber slats, iron corner brackets, and heavy iron latches. The structure includes leather lifting handles on the sides, original wheels beneath, and a front secured with a single lock and two clasps, one of which carries the 1878 date. Inside, the lid features its original paper lining. Measuring 60 cm high, 48 cm wide, and 78 cm deep, the piece offers a compact footprint suitable for placement in a hallway, bedroom, or living space. It functions well as a decorative coffee table with hidden storage or as a blanket box at the foot of a bed, bringing vintage character and functional organisation to traditional and eclectic interiors.

FAQs

A dome top travel trunk, also known as a barrel top or camel back trunk, is a 19th-century luggage piece featuring an arched lid designed to prevent other baggage from being stacked on top of it during steamship or railway transit.

These trunks were typically constructed from a pine or hardwood frame covered with embossed sheet metal, canvas, or leather, reinforced with bentwood slats, cast iron corner brackets, and heavy latches.

Authentic period pieces feature heavy cast iron or brass hardware, stamped patent dates on locks, wood-slat construction, original paper or fabric linings, and signs of genuine age such as surface oxidisation on metal fittings.

A dome top trunk serves well as a characterful accent piece placed against a hallway wall, situated in a living room alcove, or positioned at the foot of a bed to provide both visual texture and functional storage.

Dust the exterior with a dry, soft microfibre cloth, apply specialised wax polish to wood slats and iron fittings to prevent rust, and keep the piece in a dry environment with controlled humidity to preserve the internal lining.
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