Personal Projects #1: Steamer Trunk ~ Blanket Chest
A few years ago, my 8yo granddaughter saw an antique steamer trunk at a yard sale and fell in love with it. Going through school, she learned that that style of trunk was used back in the days before airplane travelwas common and people traveled on cruise ships such as the Queen Mary (and the Titanic).for their vacations that could last up to 6 months or more. So they carried everything neatly packed in large wooden trunks. Upon her research, she learned that the rounded top was to prevent other trunks from being stacked on top of theirs. This style had several names such as...
