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Antique Trunks - Refinish, Repair, Restore by Morse and Edelstein

If you need help figuring out how to perform your own trunk repairs, this latest 'How To' book from Paul Pat Morse and Linda Edelstein
may be just the answer.  Has chapters on types of trunks, trunk anatomy, how to set up your workshop, special tools of the trade,
how to clean a trunk, making a key from scratch, fixing metal problems, painting and staining, etc.  This book pretty much covers
just about any trunk repair or refinishing problem that you may encounter on the road to recovery.
Includes a list of places where you can buy the parts and other supplies you'll need.
Antique Trunks - Repair, Refinish, Restore  $29.85 per book, USA shipping included.

This is the book to get if you want to learn how to work on trunks yourself


This is the book to get if you want to learn about the history of trunks
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Antique Trunks by Morse and Edlestein
$30 per book, USA shipping included
Both functional and beautiful, a growing number of people are interested in and fascinated with antique trunks.
Many baby boomers unsure of their value or how to restore them are now inheriting them from parents and grandparents.
This comprehensive book provides identification and pricing information for popular styles dating back nearly 200 years, as well as very basic restoration tips and techniques.
Antique Trunks provides readers with photographs and values for steamer, humpback,
Saratoga, Jenny Lind, Louis Vuitton, stagecoach, and many others.
Authors Pat Morse and Linda Edelstein have included valuable historical information for major styles of trunks made from 1750 through 1930.
This complete guide also offers information on what to look for when purchasing a trunk,
a database of more than 250 trunk makers, and a catalog of available parts and replacement pieces.
More than 400 detailed photographs and prices for nearly 200 years of popular trunk styles.
Includes an archive of original and restored trunk makers' labels, Victorian prints, and trunk maker advertisements.
Provides a special section on the anatomy of a trunk and a glossary of terms.


Trunks, Traveling Bags, and Satchels, A Collection of Styles

This Book contains pictures of more than one hundred old trunk and bag styles.  It's a little light on text,
but the pictures are helpful.  Most of the pictures appear to have been pulled from old catalogs.


Vintage Luggage
by Gulshan

Hard cover, 160 pages of useful information about vintage luggage.  Includes info on makers' marks, uses, styles, etc.  Great collection of information.


Sears, Roebuck Home Builder's Catalog From 1910
This is a neat old catalog to thumb through, has pictures of some old trunks and bags.



The American Line: Pioneers of Ocean Travel
Fun information about steamship travel and the famous American Line, from the golden age of travel


TUNES
And don't forget to have the proper music playing while you're banging your trunk around in the garage.
This is our current favorite in the shop:

License to Chill, by Jimmy Buffett
For those of us who followed Jimmy Buffett's career through the 70s, 80s, and 90s, this collection of tunes still feels like victory.

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