It is a big piece, built mainly in pinewood. All its edges are reinforced with iron 'corner bumpers' painted in black, it has got two sturdy leather handles on both sides and two brass locks plus an ornated iron drawbolt in the front.
The original canvas -painted in olive green- underneath the wooden slats was still in a fairly good condition, I only had to remove some bits of it from the top part of the lid and some other small areas... I also kept the remains of a huge travel sticker on the side, by the look of it this trunk went overseas at some point in the 1920s, how exciting!
I have cleaned, sanded, treated the wood, iron and leather bits, varnished all the outside surfaces for protection and the polished it for a smooth, satin finish.
The customer requested the interior to be painted instead of replacing the old paper, and so I did. I've used a warm gray tone with traces of yellow to better match the outside of the trunk. *Check the 'Making of' section below for more details on the restoration.
Measures: 92cm long, 53cm wide, 60cm high
MAKING OF: Here on the left, the trunk before its restoration. It was much dirtier than the picture suggests!
Below:cutting off the remnants of the fabric that used to cover the top surface -I did the same in the rest of areas that couldn't be 'saved'.
Sanding the wooden strips and surfaces
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