An antique trunk is about to be reunited with the family that built it more than 70 years ago.Kim Weeks of Laconia bought the trunk at a yard sale 35 years ago.The trunk reads “Return to Leroy Osgood ...

Q: We have an old steamer trunk that belonged to my great-grandparents. It is in excellent condition inside and out except for the leather handles on each side, which have rotted away. My husband has ...

Q: We have a very old trunk, passed down from my grandmother, who got it from a friend. The friend brought it from France when she moved to this country in 1895. Strange thing is, the trunk came from ...

Q: I inherited a chest from a neighbor when he moved, and I would like to restore it. It doesn’t have to look like new, just a bit nicer. What is the best l can do? A: You’ve inherited a steamer trunk ...

In the 19th and early 20th centuries, trunks were the equivalent of suitcases when traveling by stagecoach, buggy, train or ship. But they also served as a convenient household storage container for ...

The Type Set is a weekly column as part of reporter Keith Sharon's Project 88. The project is named for the 88 characters produced on a Smith-Corona typewriter. He detected something strange about the ...

PETERSBURG — Another old building in Petersburg will get to use its old charm for a new purpose, as the old Rogers & Madison Trunk Lock factory on Commerce street was recently redone as apartments. “I ...