LID LIFTERS AND LID STAYS
LID LIFTERS - LEATHER OR BRASS
Attach one of these to the front of the lid on your trunk; makes it easier to lift it up. All of our lifters are based on original parts!
LEATHER LID LIFTERS - 3 SIZES
Large Lifters
Attaches to your trunk's
lid with two nails, mount it with the 'ears' pointing up or down, your
choice. Lasts longer if you point em down, so the leather doesn't
get bent to heck everytime you go rummaging around for something.
Lifters are stitched from
layers of thick cowhide, made to last. Measurements overall are pretty
close to 4 inches wide by 3 inches tall.
Color is a natural brown,
matches handles, straps, strap tabs also sold on this page. Priced
at $5 each, postage included for locations in the USA.
TLL-01 $5 each
Medium Lifters
Die-cut medium lifters are
a single layer of 8 oz cowhide, tanned to last a hundred years or more.
This medium-sized lifter can be used on the lid of mid-sized trunks,
or use it as a leather drawer
pull or cabinet handle. Measures about 3 inches long by about 1 and
3/8" tall. Medium brown color can be dyed darker if you feel like
it.
TLL-02 $4 each
Small Lifters
Die-cut medium lifters are
a single layer of 8 oz cowhide. This small lifter can be used on
the lid of doll trunks, or use it as a tray lifter on just about any trunk.
Also works as a leather
drawer pull or cabinet handle. Measures about 1.75 inches long by
about 1.25" tall. Medium brown color can be dyed darker if you feel
like it.
TLL-03 $2 each
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Brass Lid Lifters
Nice cast brass lifters measure a little over 4 inches wide and mount to the front of your trunk lid, just above the lock. Attach with 4 nails.
The edge of this thing scoops outward so that your fingers can get under there and lift the lid up.
Looks nice too, bright brass finish. These are priced at $6.50 each with free shipping to any USA location.
BrassLifter
$6.50 each
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Brass Lifter Style 2
Cast brass lifter has fancy designs in the front. It's about 9/16" wide by 3-1/16" long. Comes with matching brass screws in case you need 'em.
These are priced at $6.00 each with free shipping to any USA location.
BrassLifter2
$6.00 each
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Lid Stays
Lid stays are very handy - they hold the lid open for you, and they keep the lid from flopping over backwards, yanking the hinges right out of the back of the trunk
and launching nails across the room to hit Aunt Marge in the left eye which was her good eye until today so now she's got to move into your house
so you can take care of her every need until she perishes at the ripe old age of 104 including a nice tribute from Willard Scott. Avoid the whole mess by using a lid stay - get your life back.
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Every trunk needs one of
these for safety, convenience, and for good care of the trunk. These
hold the lid up while you dig around for that old college sweater that
you can't fit in anyway.
The longer end attaches
to the base of the trunk, the shorter end, well, you can figure that out
I'll bet. Takes two nails to attach.
These can protect little
fingers to some extent, and help your trunk to last longer, rather than
taking a beating every time the lid slams down.
These have a hole spacing
of 6.25". The hole spacing is the distance between nails, which you
probably figured out on your own.
These are the most common
size of stay to use on a trunk, and they work on trunk both large and small.
Medium too, by the way.
These stays are priced at
$4.00 each, which includes postage over to your place.
Item Number: stay1
Stays - $4 each:
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Giant Lid Stays for Large Trunks
These are the big fellas - about 11 inches long overall and just about 10 inches between the nail holes. Made of plain steel, riveted and punched to duplicate an original style of large lid stay.
This is the one to use if the lid of your trunk is quite heavy, or for any large size trunk. Requires two nails to attach to your trunk.
When you mount this, prop the lid up so it's tilted just slightly toward the front of the trunk - not straight up at a 90-degree angle.
Tilting it forward just a bit takes a lot of the weight of the lid off the hinges. You can do this - no problem. Piece of cake. Standing on your head.
Large Stay - Item Number Stay-L
$10.00 each, includes shipping in the USA.
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Original Old Stock 1930s
Scissor Lid Stays for Brief Cases, Small Trunks, Etc.
Measures 4 and 5/8 inches loing overall, distance between nail holes is about 4 and 1/4". This stay is offset about 1/4 of an inch, so the hinge part won't rub
against the inside of your trunk or box. Brass plated steel. These are original old stock stays, made in the 1930s. Built to last. Can't buy 'em anywhere else.
Price includes shipping for USA locations.
1930sSTAY $4 each
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Original Old Stock 1930s
Large Scissor Lid Stays for Trunks, Boxes, Etc.
Large, nickel-plated steel lid stays work well on larger suitcases, boxes, and trunks. These lock lightly into position with a small ball bearing - they are not technically 'locked' into position but hold well.
The lid will still come down if pushed, so please don't think these are just the thing to protect the fingers of your future virtuoso when he gets the notion to slam the lid of his toybox.
Distance between nail holes is 6 and 5/8 inches when opened fully. These were made in the 1930s and are original old stock, never used.
Price includes shipping to any USA location.
1930s Large Scissor Stay $5 each
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