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TrunkEntry/Object ID
2010.11Description
Trade trunk for Lester Vaughan's Pewter Company out of Taunton. Both ends have "Vaughan's Pewter. Taunton, Mass" and company symbol of "LH" over "V" in box. Steamer trunk construction. Leather strap handles at either end. Metal handle to prop open trunk, although it is broken. Some decorative metalwork along edges and double riveted brass strips around entire trunk for support. Trunk is sturdy in its construction, no doubt to carry heavy metal objects and possibly tools. Two latches on front and center lock, although it no longer works. Remnants of paper label on top (writing is illegible but can make out what appears to be a partial "Vaughan" and "Taunton").Lexicon
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PEOPLE: Lester Vaughan, Elizabeth Alden (Blanchard) Hays, Society of Arts and Crafts 8 West Britannia Street 22 West Britannia Street 10 Clifton Street L. H. Vaughan Pewter, SUBJECTS: Pewter Industry Tools Arts & CraftsMaterial
Wood, brass, iron, leather, linen, paper, paint