I am sending along before and after photos of my trunk.  Genealogy research shows it likely came from Minnesota to Oklahoma, then to Kansas between 1878 and 1890.  My great-grandmother, grandmother, and mother all stored family photographs in it.  I guess I may as well carry on the tradition now that it looks a little better. I spray painted the embossed tin base coat then repainted the flowers by hand with an artist’s brush. I decided to let the bright brass develop it’s own patina with time rather than paint it.

Val Jansen
Wichita, KS