Product Information for Antique Shipping Trunk 2766

Antique travel trunk used on trans-continental travel during the c19th and early c20th by a British civil engineer posted to India. The trunk is part of a set of five that were later used by his son during his stay in India as part of the Indian Civil Service.
Strong wooden bound trunk with reinforced edges and corners and original shipping labels and painted shipping instructions. The trunk was shipped by Cox and Kings. We have stripped, wax and treated each trunk for woodworm and treated the corroded metal.

Our chests and trunks are unusual and each differs in size, style, finish and the number of compartments inside them.
They would make a great feature in a living room, bedroom or in a study. 
We also have antique brass padlocks available to complement our old chests and trunks.

Size: W74cm x D53 x H53 (29" x 21" x 21")
  
Please allow up seven working days for delivery.

Due to their size/weight we are unable to accept orders for chests outside the UK.

Old Cox and Kings wooden shipping trunks from India, with their original shipping labels. They were used by Herbert Morton Willmott a British ciivil engineer posted to India in the early 1890s. Did you know Cox and King's the world's old travel agent in the world, started life as a shipping agent and used to own Lloyds Bank!

Note: No key supplied. Our chests are not new or made to look old. They may have small marks and scratches on them, which are consistent with their age and original use. We feel these add to their character and appeal. Please look at the photos to get an idea of their condition. For more information see our ethical policy for wooden furniture and wooden accessories.