tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3212581401252445388.post2860605487010102880..comments2023-12-17T05:05:54.976-06:00Comments on Cranberry Morning: Antique Immigrant Trunk, Pressed TinCranberry Morninghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10758563068581561194noreply@blogger.comBlogger40125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3212581401252445388.post-20756560680311307512014-03-25T09:51:16.661-05:002014-03-25T09:51:16.661-05:00Hoping back over to show the hubby!! So glad you ...Hoping back over to show the hubby!! So glad you took great pictures of the details:))Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11097999173135774754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3212581401252445388.post-50420323504195306022014-03-25T08:14:22.733-05:002014-03-25T08:14:22.733-05:00Love this trunk!! I have one that is in very bad...Love this trunk!! I have one that is in very bad shape that I will soon start to restore. Pinning this one for ideas!! <br /><br />HugsAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11097999173135774754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3212581401252445388.post-37965142054608956942014-03-24T15:13:16.545-05:002014-03-24T15:13:16.545-05:00What a treasure this is.
There was an old ( and ...What a treasure this is. <br /><br />There was an old ( and gigantic ) steamer trunk in the mission store last year. If I had someplace to put it I might have lugged it home but I did enjoy seeing it, at least.<br /><br />This..with the tin and all is just extraordinary : ) Deb @ Frugal Little Bungalowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13091419343402163298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3212581401252445388.post-62234017010566800712014-03-19T17:56:51.136-05:002014-03-19T17:56:51.136-05:00Beautiful trunk. I have never seen color applied t...Beautiful trunk. I have never seen color applied to tin like that. Thanks for sharing.<br />SherryThe Charm of Homehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15510594223746911615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3212581401252445388.post-52665447473441475902014-03-18T12:04:51.772-05:002014-03-18T12:04:51.772-05:00Great trunk! I love the patina on the metal!
Gigi...Great trunk! I love the patina on the metal!<br /><br />Gigi @ Old World PatinaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3212581401252445388.post-23561418468848281682014-03-17T21:49:01.610-05:002014-03-17T21:49:01.610-05:00Lovely trunk with the original patina in place. I...Lovely trunk with the original patina in place. I did keep every reusable container, but before Christmas I threw out four trash bags of them. Then my nieces came for Christmas wanting coffee plastic containers for craft storage. They were horrified I had chucked them.Donna Wilkeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12985036983888082763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3212581401252445388.post-91550801349714696172014-03-17T19:57:19.192-05:002014-03-17T19:57:19.192-05:00I love your trunk! It is so different and unique. ...I love your trunk! It is so different and unique. I don't get why someone would part with it! I can't get rid of things if I wanted to (and I don't!). My youngest daughter (who is now 29)firmly tells me that I am not getting rid of the things from her childhood home! Not sure what I will do with 300 plus items if I ever close my Etsy shop!!AnnMarie aka Vintage Junkie aka NaNahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01969507879772949374noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3212581401252445388.post-24878330555431279422014-03-14T20:29:10.300-05:002014-03-14T20:29:10.300-05:00Love the trunk, such a deal for $15.00. I save mos...Love the trunk, such a deal for $15.00. I save mostly if I truly love it!Pinning this!<br />CindyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3212581401252445388.post-47643433309655702022014-03-13T20:05:57.098-05:002014-03-13T20:05:57.098-05:00I don't usually have a hard time parting with ...I don't usually have a hard time parting with stuff I've purchased, but things that were my grandparents, especially I have a hard time getting rid of, even when I don't really like them! I keep thinkng that our children or grandchildren might want them someday. <br /><br />Your trunk is very beautiful and unusual. Thank you for sharing at What We Accomplished Wednesdays. Have a lovely week! ~DeborahDeborah@Green Willow Pondhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06286613340747895432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3212581401252445388.post-994793981755892822014-03-13T03:13:48.304-05:002014-03-13T03:13:48.304-05:00I love all the details on that trunk. A little tre...I love all the details on that trunk. A little treasure to keep forever!Magali@TheLittleWhiteHousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13787605249681670341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3212581401252445388.post-54902976349802735352014-03-12T18:35:49.796-05:002014-03-12T18:35:49.796-05:00You took the most beautiful close ups of this amaz...You took the most beautiful close ups of this amazing trunk! I love all of the details...something that will last forever, too! Hugs!~Lavender Dreamer~https://www.blogger.com/profile/06298191144517740164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3212581401252445388.post-35614656085214399462014-03-12T18:34:57.908-05:002014-03-12T18:34:57.908-05:00You took the most beautiful close ups of this amaz...You took the most beautiful close ups of this amazing trunk! I love all of the details...something that will last forever, too! Hugs!~Lavender Dreamer~https://www.blogger.com/profile/06298191144517740164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3212581401252445388.post-5859621761571686062014-03-12T09:11:31.415-05:002014-03-12T09:11:31.415-05:00This is my first visit to your blog and I have to ...This is my first visit to your blog and I have to say the pictures are beautiful. I love this trunk and cannot believe you got it for $15! It is beautiful.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3212581401252445388.post-77306316323267588702014-03-11T21:37:25.963-05:002014-03-11T21:37:25.963-05:00Hello Judy,
I love your trunk.
I received some it...Hello Judy,<br />I love your trunk. <br />I received some items from my grandma after she passed away. I am so happy to have them. They are items I remember playing with when I would visit her and my grandpa.<br />Carla from The Riverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12107829617899979937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3212581401252445388.post-70987774405147644982014-03-11T20:08:15.138-05:002014-03-11T20:08:15.138-05:00Oh Judy, it wouldn't do for us to live close t...Oh Judy, it wouldn't do for us to live close to each other. I also love containers...and bowls and platters! The trunk is a treasure, for sure.Terri Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15333024343069943295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3212581401252445388.post-77419875621799024632014-03-11T17:08:09.744-05:002014-03-11T17:08:09.744-05:00That the leather handles are intact is remarkable....That the leather handles are intact is remarkable. Usually they are broken. If the top is curved and I am now off the page it's a ladies trunk which sat on the flat topped husbands trunk on the ship. Joe and I keep far too much I am afraid. best,oliveOlivehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04562775041134498313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3212581401252445388.post-28348192427473339622014-03-11T15:40:28.179-05:002014-03-11T15:40:28.179-05:00Love the trunk. We had a similar one and I wonder ...Love the trunk. We had a similar one and I wonder where it is now--we finally stopped moving it in our many moves. yours is prettier and I would think some young person would want it.podsohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14880888514207597761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3212581401252445388.post-12458623947715922732014-03-11T15:36:36.445-05:002014-03-11T15:36:36.445-05:00Oh my gosh I love that trunk. I bet it was someon...Oh my gosh I love that trunk. I bet it was someone's special trunk - oh what the stories could tell...Chatty Cronehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02232040517217024681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3212581401252445388.post-64456497582721454072014-03-11T14:52:01.700-05:002014-03-11T14:52:01.700-05:00Oh I love that old trunk, a real treasure, blessin...Oh I love that old trunk, a real treasure, blessings Francine.Primitive Starshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02525399769247105105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3212581401252445388.post-68659488838596405712014-03-11T14:14:38.125-05:002014-03-11T14:14:38.125-05:00Something as beautiful as this would never leave m...Something as beautiful as this would never leave my house and would contain so many memories generated over a life time. <br /><br />As to what I am keeping for my children - so many things that my grandparents left behind, but mainly papers full of stories of their ancestors to pass on (and hopefully the book once I have written it!) xxsweetbriardreamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03036932595395191529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3212581401252445388.post-17800023805895445182014-03-11T14:05:23.102-05:002014-03-11T14:05:23.102-05:00I love the old trunk. I would never have gotten r...I love the old trunk. I would never have gotten rid of it. There's plenty of stuff here that I should get rid of though!Grandma Barb's This and Thathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06639649601385700411noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3212581401252445388.post-56950360789640419652014-03-11T13:49:41.801-05:002014-03-11T13:49:41.801-05:00There are a few pieces I would never part with, bu...There are a few pieces I would never part with, but for the most part I have no problem getting rid of things. My daughter and spouse, however, are the complete opposite.....argh!<br /><br />That really is a lovely old trunk and the tinwork is gorgeous.The Crankyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11482237436135513483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3212581401252445388.post-15753484788802621912014-03-11T13:47:32.367-05:002014-03-11T13:47:32.367-05:00Your trunk is a treasure. At first glance I though...Your trunk is a treasure. At first glance I thought it had been semi covered in wallpaper or fabric. Beautiful pressed tin. Love the closeups too.<br />JoyJoy@aVintageGreenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16788328980114729976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3212581401252445388.post-11215440163550134742014-03-11T13:29:57.135-05:002014-03-11T13:29:57.135-05:00It's a very beautiful trunk.
I like beautiful...It's a very beautiful trunk.<br /><br />I like beautiful things, so I try to bring home only what I love. <br /><br />We downsized, and I gave several rooms of furniture to two sisters, yet I still might have too many pieces. I still have my spouse's office and the shed to fix, so we will see.<br /><br />One of my problems is my love for books. Butterfly 8)(8 Bungalow https://www.blogger.com/profile/12407401010841427366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3212581401252445388.post-78907342303252606482014-03-11T13:10:43.443-05:002014-03-11T13:10:43.443-05:00I am scrubbing up an old meat platter that used to...I am scrubbing up an old meat platter that used to be my parents. I am giving it to my granddaughter for a bridal shower gift. Plus money.:):) I hope she will think it's worth having. It's nothing fancy. But I want her to own it and know it was her great grandparents' platter. I love looking at old trunks and wondering how many trips they have been on. Blessings, xoxo,SusieSusiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06425051654313691986noreply@blogger.com