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1890-1930
GUSN-23478
Hinged lid trunk. Wood covered in thick brown paper. Trimmed in black paper and iron. Brass edges and front lock and closures. One removable interior compartment. Side leather handles.
trunks (containers)
accessories
case furniture
paper (fiber product)
wood (plant material)
Unidentified Paper
TRUNK
Engraved and stenciled on front lock, side and top: Front lock: ""YALE/ YALE & TOWNE MFG CO/ STAMFORD, CONN/ USA"" Side: ""R.S.T."" Top: ""EVERLAST/ PACIFIC LUGGAGE [?]/ SAN FRANCISCO, CALIF.""
Original to Castle Tucker (Wiscasset, Me.),
Yale & Towne Mfg Co. (Maker)
Stamford, CT, USA
23.5 x 36 x 21 (HxWxD) (inches)
Gift of Miss Jane S. Tucker
1998.1664
Connecticut (United States)
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