samedi 8 février 2014

Useful Tips When Shopping For Antique Trunks

By Jayne Rutledge


While shopping for antique trunks online or offline, customers should consider various factors to ensure getting the right products. You should for instance look at the size, condition, uniqueness, completeness and hardware utilized in designing such products. It is essential also to determine the reputation of the seller from who you are buying such items. In order for buyers to get quality in return for their money, there are some important features that the antique trunks they are planning to buy should have.

Designers construct antique chests in various sizes; some that are small while others are large. Larger antiques are usually costly but more valuable than the small ones. When visiting a dealer, it is essential to determine how big you want your trunk to be to ensure you get the right product.

These chests can be used for different purposes, which needs them to be strong enough to endure the ultimate impacts. As a result, buyers should consider the ones designed with high quality material. When shopping for a trunk, you should for instance remember that gray metal material is the strongest, followed by solid brass along with painted black metal and finally copper or brass coated materials.

You also need to know the condition of such items. In most cases, items that are finished poorly would have high chances of getting scratches, scuffs or even degenerating. Prior to purchasing these items, you should therefore know whether they are finished properly, have all necessary hardware and have strong locks and handles.

Some trunks are not fitted with all the necessary features and components hence may have low value. Consequently, clients should determine whether the potential antiques have the necessary materials and components. You should never forget that, top quality items would have leather edging and brass hardware while poor items would have poor materials like metal edging and metal handles.

Trunk producers have different skills; some who can make better items than others. It is essential when buying to ask about the experience of such manufacturers as the more companies specialize in making certain products, the more they become experienced. Experienced manufacturers would have worked for quite a while hence would have a good reputation.

Look for completely made and equipped chests. A complete trunk should contain all the compartments, original locks, mirrors, drawers and shoe-boxes. The value of certain chests would depend on the components it contains hence by choosing chests with all accompaniments, you can get the best value for your money.

In addition to their historical value, antique trunks are used for a number of reasons especially as storage facilities and ornamentation. These materials can also be used for business purposes as people would buy them and store them for future use. However, regardless of the reason for collecting trunks, it is required that you consider various things to ensure you get high quality products. This is because not each trunk can be of high quality.




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