I believe this trunk is pre 1900. It was covered in paper and put together with old cut type nails. It was eaten up with worms, however I do think they were inactive. I treated the entire box with a Borax solution to take care of any if they were still there. I left the top intact, but disassembled the box to make wood repairs. The finishing process was shellac, stain and three coats of Arm-R-Seal satin poly. I painted the inside with several coats of oil primer and top coated with a few coats of interior oil based semi-gloss. Cleaned up the hinges but did not re-use the original lock as it was rusted out on the inside and didn't have the key anyway. If I ever come across one at the market I'll add it later. this was an in-house project to work on some skills and challenge myself. Thanks so much for viewing. Please comment if you have any suggestions for my channel.
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