Trunk

trunk

Name/Title

Trunk

Entry/Object ID

2012.41

Description

Traveling trunk with riveted metal strapping around the edges of each side. The top opens with a hing, and secures with two side latches and a center lock. The trunk is additionally supported by narrow strapping across the center. The top is painted with the label, "Mr. M. Fukuda/New York" and the front has a paper label with a shipping address.

Context

Used by the Fukuda family when they immigrated from Japan to the United States in 1955.

Acquisition

Accession

2012.41

Source or Donor

Fukuda, Christopher, M.D. (b. 1958)

Acquisition Method

Gift

Made/Created

Date made

circa 1950

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Trunk

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Personal Carrying & Storage Gear

Nomenclature Class

Personal Gear

Nomenclature Category

Category 03: Personal Objects

Material

Wood, Metal, Paper

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Fukuda, David Minoru (1921-2006)

Person or Organization

Fukuda, Michiko Nakamura (1922-1993)

Related Places

Place

City

Barre City

County

Washington County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Interpretative Labels

Label

Dr. David Fukuda served as an anesthesiologist at Barre City Hospital and the Central Vermont Medical Center for over thirty years. He and his family used this trunk, one of seven, to move from japan to Vermont in the 1950s. Fukuda's daughter, who donated the family's items to the historical society, wrote that when her parents moved, the trunk was "filled with all of their precious meager belongings...to begin their new lives in Vermont! It held all of their dreams and wishes for a good life."