General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

15

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

.1 WOOD AND METAL FRAMED TRUNK HAS VULCANIZED FIBRE EXTERIOR; BRASS HARDWARE, INCLUDING CORNER RE-INFORCEMENTS. FABRIC LINEDINTERIOR; SOME MINOR FABRIC AND LEATHER FITTINGS INSIDE. LEATHER HANDLE..2-.7 WOODEN DRAWERS HAVE FABRIC COVERING; METAL PULLS..8 METAL BAR..9-.13,.15 WOOD..14 WOOD FRAME HAS METAL FITTINGS.

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length

58.0 cm

Width

42.0 cm

Height

112.0 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Non-motorized Ground Transportation

Category

Human powered

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

FOURNIER

Country

Canada

State/Province

Quebec

City

Montreal

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Unknown

Period

THIS TYPE OF TRUNK USED C. MID 1930S-1940S, AND POSSIBLY LATER.

Canada

LARGE, ELABORATE SHIPPING TRUNK MADE IN CANADA BY J.E. FOURNIER LTD., MONTREAL PQ.

Function

USED TO STORE AND PROTECT CLOTHING AND SMALL PERSONAL ITEMS DURING TRANSPORT.

Technical

Unknown

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

.1 Decal on trunk front reads: "GENUINE/ HARD VULCANIZED/ DIAMOND FIBRE". "J.E. FOURNIER/ LIMITED/ MONTREAL/ CANADA" incised in closure. "TQ 22", "CORBIN/ MADE IN U.S.A." & "SEAL" with upward pointing arrow also incised on latch..2-.15 No markings visible.

Missing

SOME HARDWARE MISSING (IE. DRAWER SLIDES, ONE LEATHER TAB FROM DRAWER)

Finish

.1 TRUNK HAS SMOOTH BLACK EXTERIOR FINISH; NATURAL BRASS HINGES, LOCKS, ETC. DIAMOND PATTERN FABRIC IS PINK-BROWN IN COLOUR. INTERIOR METAL FITTINGS ARE SILVER COLOUR..2-.7 SAME FABRIC COVERING AS.1; BRIGHT SILVER PLATING ON DRAWER PULLS..8 BRIGHT SILVER METAL BAR..9-.15 WOOD;.14 ALSO HAS SILVER METAL FITTINGS.

Decoration

N/A