I finally finished my Steamer Trunk project and wanted to send you a few pictures. This was a great project to do, though also a really big project. It took 70+ hours to complete. Learned many interesting things along the way and tried several new skills. The trunk was built about 100 years ago. Based on the stickers the trunk traveled across the Atlantic ocean a couple times and had the opportunity to visit a couple posh hotels in Europe: Paris, Rhein Valley, and Black Forest. At some point the trunk was refurbished in Boston, the refurbisher�s emblem was on the inside lid. Sadly when it was refurbished it was painted a solid brown and the lock on the front was replaced. So to get it back to working condition I did the following:

Replaced missing or loose nails and rivets
Refinished the wood with stain and 5 -6 coats of Tung Oil. 
There was dry rot and splitting going on
Patched up small holes in the canvas and painted it green
Polished the old brass hardware and antiqued the new brass lock (so they would look similar)
Reconditioned the leather and replaced the leather handles
Repainted the metal bands and steel sheeting on the bottom
The reproduction stickers have added the extra detail
Replaced the inner lining with wallpaper

We are now happily using the trunk as our coffee table. Thanks for all of your advice. Jim