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Wardrobe TrunksPlease note that most of the trunks below are EXAMPLES, NOT FOR SALE. There is one exception but it is well marked.
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The wood interior of this special edition wardrobe trunk is made entirely of cedar. No problems with moths here. The cedar drawer fronts provided a refreshing change from the cloth used on nearly all other drawer fronts. You can see the Cedarobe label here. We recently sold a Cedarobe nearly identical to the one above which then went as luggage on a voyage aboard the Queen Mary II. |
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| Slightly different from the example above but just as lovely. Note the beautiful tapestry covering of the wardrobe side dust shield, the elegant drawer fronts and the Whittle logo. |
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| Most trunks of this type were made by the Wheary Company. It's a marriage of a small and simple wardrobe trunk with the modern footlocker or suitcase. They contained hangers but none of the other wardrobe items like drawers or ironing boards. This example belonged to a "big band" musician who traveled all over Europe for many years. The outside is literally covered with decals and stickers from all over Europe. We delighted in restoring this one for the musician's son. |
An LV trunk in excellent condition
Same trunk open, note shelves instead of drawers
Outside fabric pattern, note LVs repeated
An LV flat top being used as a table
The most famous and valuable (by far, usually) wardrobe and flat top trunks were made by the Louis Vuitton Company (lovingly referred to by many as "LV"). These trunks were always top of the line with lots of solid brass trim and canvas with designs and lots of LVs in or on it. Most had a serial number and a large manufacturer's sticker inside the lid. In the first example above, LV is stamped into nearly every piece of trim, even small rivets! Older LV trunks sell for thousands of dollars. The Louis Vuitton Company by the way is still going strong.
How to Use Those Boat Anchor Coat Hangers
We've had email asking how to use the strange boat anchor-looking hangers in wardrobe trunks. At first they appear to be upside down when compared to modern coat hangers. The secret is to first remove the hanger, place the garment on it and then replace both in the trunk. If your trunk has a wardrobe section with a top that opens then you may want to open it first, giving you even easier access to the hangers. The reason for the strange shape of the hangers is to press and hold longer garments in place in transit. After the trunk is packed then a presser bar is usually inserted in front of the hangers and garments, pushed back to compress the garments, and latched in place. This holds the garments flat and tightly in place so they won't be "mussed" as many early ads said. At least one wardrobe trunk maker called these hangers "princess" hangers and were advertised for both men and women's garments.
The wardrobe trunk used in this demo is (Sold)
FOR SALE!(Sold) as-is. It has found a new life in the Broadway Production "Country Girl" starring Morgan Freeman.Note: We have found another nice wardrobe trunk to replace this one. Photos are below the demo.
1. Open wardrobe section of trunk. 2. Slide out support rods that hold hangers. 3. Remove long vertical hanger. 4. Insert bottom of hanger into garment. 5. Slide hanger completely down into garment. 6. Push top sides of garment toward center,
between notches of hanger.7. Replace hanger onto support rod. 8. Push support rods back into place. 9. Close wardrobe section. Our latest wardrobe trunk find. Note the presser bar with the heart-shaped cutout that was the logo of the Bingham Trunk Company in Buffalo, NY, at least as far back as 1912. This trunk has two antique working locks with keys, original shoebox, hangers, presser bar and locking bar for the drawers. The locking bar has a patent date of 7-17-23. This trunk is for sale, the price, as-is, $499. If you're interested then please email us at: TreasuredChests@oldtrunks.com or call us toll-free on 1-877-653-8786.
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