Factors To Consider When Buying Antique Trunks

By Jayne Rutledge


There are a variety of factors people should consider when shopping for antique trunks. This includes the completeness, condition, size, hardware and the shortage of various components. In addition, buyers should also know whether the dealer they are buying such items from is reputable. There are various important things that you need to put into consideration when buying antique trunks.

Antique trunks come in different sizes; some that are larger than others. While a large and tall trunk would cost more than a small and short trunk, the benefits of owning the large trunk would be more than the ones for owning a small one. Before choosing a particular trunk, you should therefore determine the best size which aligns with your anticipated purpose of such items.

Antiques need to be durable in order to achieve the various purposes they are made to serve. You should thus determine the hardware used in constructing your potential trunk. It may be important to know which hardware to choose depending on its quality. You need to consider whether to go for high quality hardware such as gray metal and solid brass or the low quality hardware like black metal or coated brass and copper.

You should also evaluate the trunk to determine its condition. You need to remember that, a trunk with poor finishing would be more resistance to wear and tear, scuffing, scratching and other popular damages, which affect its quality. Therefore, you should be careful to ensure that the trunk you would want to buy is varnished well, contains all the hardware, does not have holes on its leather and has quality locks and handles.

Some designers do not equip their chests with all the appropriate components and features, which can lead to decreased performance. Consequently, buyers should determine whether their potential products are fitted with the appropriate components and materials. It is important to always remember that, high quality chests would feature leather edging and brass hardware while low quality products would feature low quality materials like metal edging and metal handles.

Trunk producers have different skills; some who can make better items than others. It is essential when buying to ask about the experience of such manufacturers as the more companies specialize in making certain products, the more they become experienced. Experienced manufacturers would have worked for quite a while hence would have a good reputation.

You need also to determine whether such items are equipped with the right embellishments. It is for instance important to consider whether such materials have all drawers, shoe-boxes, mirrors, locks and cubicles. Chests equipped with all the appropriate materials and embellishments would have more value than the ones which do not; hence it is important to choose a fully equipped trunk.

Besides antique trunks having a lot of historical meaning, some people use them for home decoration and storage purposes. Various people also collect these items to wait for their values to increase and sell them making a profit. Despite the reason for collecting these items, it is always advisable to consider various things to ensure getting the right products in return for your money.




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