Old Trunk Attic

Have you ever spotted an old trunk at a yard sale thrift shop or auction but passed it by because you didn t know how you could use it in your home.

Old trunk attic.

If the your trunk is or under then your trunk will be worth more. How to value antique trunks. Do you have an old steamer trunk sitting in your attic basement or storage building. Wouldn t you love to have it restored to its original condition and usefulness.

Antique trunks and chests. An antique chest or trunk is usually defined as one that is at least 50 years old. The photo at left shows the antique trunk as originally found in an attic of an old estate in south carolina. Not only do they offer awesome storage which we all need more of but they can be upcycled into the most amazing home.

A steampunk opera 2012 paul shapera released on. The reason is that smaller trunks. 13 upcycled trunk projects. This is a how to guide about appraising the value of antique trunks.

These antique trunks have a vintage appeal for home decor and they are often restored to. Although trunks have been in use for thousands of years most antique trunks available have an age range of 50 to 200 years. Provided to youtube by cdbaby act 2. S3 the old trunk in the attic paul shapera kayleigh mcknight the dolls of new albion.

Paul shapera the dolls of new albion a steampunk opera the old trunk in the attic lyrics. Gertrude married benjamin hopkins and they moved to logan county nebraska. T ogether they had four children leroy verlon eugene and edna. 1930s 1940s woman in cluttered attic wearing apron looking through trunk of old clothes linens s7466 har001 hars attic connection keep cluttered linens things possessions stuff clutter memories trunks young adult woman black and white caucasian ethnicity har001 old fashioned preserve saved souvenirs.

Leroy was born in stapleton on july 24 1918 according to his wwii draft registration so this photo was. Note the entire body of the antique chest was covered with a light colored canvas both leather straps and handles were broken and rotted buckles and hardware were scratched and corroded from age. Measure the size of your antique trunk. In an earlier edition of my friday s faces i posted a photo of an infant marked with the name edna with no surname may be she is edna hopkins.

Today i have enough upcycled trunk projects to show you that you ll never pass one up again. Over 1000 antique trunks have passed through our hands. Edgar brokenhearted mopes around his family manor.