mrhell Posted July 22, 2012 Share #1 Posted July 22, 2012 Found this neat Army trunk named to a "Major R.J.C. Irvine, 9th Infantry, Detroit, Mich". I assumed it was from WWI, but my internet searches turned up a May 1903 copy of the New York Daily Tribune stating the Major was stationed at the Madison New York barracks and was conducting inspections in Utica, NY during May of 1903. :w00t: Never expected it to be that old. Trunk is missing the lock body and one of three hinge pins, but is in solid condition. Larger than a standard footlocker and about twice as high. There's some old newspaper stuck to the bottom, but I haven't tried to read it yet. I can only imagine what might have been in this trunk before I found it. Here's some pictures as well as the listing from the 1903 NY Tribune. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrhell Posted July 24, 2012 Author Share #2 Posted July 24, 2012 great find! :thumbsup: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrhell Posted July 24, 2012 Author Share #3 Posted July 24, 2012 Thanks, I thought so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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