It may not involve Civil War coins, but it might. Friday, I was remodeling a home on the 17 hole of a golf course community. I just happend to have some bath hardware left over form a another job that I was gong to just give the folks to go along with what I was hired to do. They wanted to trade me something for the stuff so we struck a deal. They had this cool steamer trunk from around WW1 that they wanted to ger rid of. They had aquired it several decades ago to use as a coffe table but never did do that so it was stored in the garage. The thing was that it was locked and had no key. They did not know what was in it but did not really care about that. This thing is big and heavy! It also has some satisfying ratteling and movement inside, We loaded it into the service truck and brought it home.
The Grandkids are here this weekend so Anika wanted to open it up. We took a big box of antique keys out to the shop to see if one would work. Not a chance. Now we just HAD to get it open so today I called my locksmitha and he agreed to take it on on Sat. afternoon. The kids helped me load it and posed.
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Here is a close up of one of the many stickers on the trunk. Note the date, 1928. And the value of 500 bucks was a lot of money back then!
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Anika in front of the business sign..
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They had to sit on it again before the work began.It kind of looks like the trunk Tom Hanks had on "Joe vs the Volcanoe" doesn't it?
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After an hour and a half of trying, the trunk still keeps its secrets. We called it off until tomorrow when we will give it another go. the kids and I are trying to wait calmly until it is open, but I am very curious. If we crack the thing open there will be another post,. Stay tuned for chapter 2 of this adventure. Grandpa strike again! DC
The Grandkids are here this weekend so Anika wanted to open it up. We took a big box of antique keys out to the shop to see if one would work. Not a chance. Now we just HAD to get it open so today I called my locksmitha and he agreed to take it on on Sat. afternoon. The kids helped me load it and posed.
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Here is a close up of one of the many stickers on the trunk. Note the date, 1928. And the value of 500 bucks was a lot of money back then!
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Anika in front of the business sign..
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They had to sit on it again before the work began.It kind of looks like the trunk Tom Hanks had on "Joe vs the Volcanoe" doesn't it?
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After an hour and a half of trying, the trunk still keeps its secrets. We called it off until tomorrow when we will give it another go. the kids and I are trying to wait calmly until it is open, but I am very curious. If we crack the thing open there will be another post,. Stay tuned for chapter 2 of this adventure. Grandpa strike again!
DC
I will have to post that story sometime. What a bunch of finds! If Mom would have known she would have not left those unopened for all those years!!! DC