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Hartmann Cushion Top Wardrobe Steamer Trunk Deco Design 1920's NICE! - $90 (New Milford)
condition:
good
make / manufacturer:
Hartmann
model name / number:
Cushion Top Wardrobe Trunk
size / dimensions:
22" x 22" 41"
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The right half has a hinged lid that was once lined with padded fabric (the padded fabric is gone ) and opens upward to allow access to the hangers. There would normally be 4 drawers but 1 is missing and the flat rod to lock them in place is also missing.
The trunk has a blue & white patterned cloth covered interior and a black metal exterior with brass plated strap hinges, Yale locks (lock cylinder has been removed), hasps & bumpers. This trunk still has the original single leather handle on the top with the number 5920 embossed on it. The brass bumpers have "Hartmann, Pat. Feb. 24, 1914, Registered" stamped in them.
About the maker:
Joseph S. Hartmann was born in Germany in 1846 & emigrated to the U.S. in 1862. After settling in New York he established his home in Milwaukee. The Hartmann Trunk Company was organized in 1889 & established in Racine, Wisconsin. Geo. H. Wheary came to Racine in 1902 and became associated with the Hartmann Trunk Company as designer. He was the 1913 patentee of the "padded" Hartmann wardrobe trunk and later became superintendent and factory manager.
Condition (see pictures):
This antique wardrobe trunk is in remarkable shape for its age (probably over 100 yrs). The outside does have scrapes and marks from handling while Traveling and the lock cylinder has been professionally removed but it still closes securely as it should. The interior includes 10 hangers. The inside does have some stains but nothing terrible and it is missing the padded fabric lining on the top, the top drawer and the flat bar that would secure the drawers. Look at the pictures and judge for yourself, this wardrobe trunk is in fantastic condition for its age.
Features:
⦁ Manufacturer- Hartmann Trunk Company (Manufacturer)
⦁ Type- Wardrobe Trunk
⦁ Model- Hartmann Cushion Top Wardrobe Trunk
⦁ Material- Metal on wood exterior, Leather handle, Fabric Lining
⦁ Color- Black with Blue pattern lining
⦁ Period- Early 20th Century circa 1920s
⦁ Made in the U.S.A.
Dimensions:
⦁ Height- 40.75” (103.51 cm)
⦁ Width- 22” (55.88 cm)
⦁ Depth- 22” (55.88 cm)