I have four traveling trunks in my house, all beloved. They function as tables and as storage for unwieldy things. A trunk differs from a home storage chest because trunks are luggage. They have ...

When Phares Wenger retired in the mid-1980s, he was "full of energy" and looking for something to do. The Mount Joy resident would go to auctions and craft shows searching for antiques, particularly ...

Q: I inherited a chest from a neighbor when he moved, and I would like to restore it. It doesn’t have to look like new, just a bit nicer. What is the best l can do? A: You’ve inherited a steamer trunk ...

In the 19th and early 20th centuries, trunks were the equivalent of suitcases when traveling by stagecoach, buggy, train or ship. But they also served as a convenient household storage container for ...