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A trio of three military and civilian wooden and metal storage chests including two empty Royal Air Force examples. This lot comprises three storage items: two empty transit trunks identified to an officer and one domestic tool chest containing assorted contents. The first trunk is of rectangular wooden construction, finished in black paint with a white-painted interior. The lid is stencilled in white with FLT. LT. R. MILES. R.A.F. and retains iron hinges, a central latch, and side carrying handles. The second trunk is a sheet metal footlocker, also finished in black with a cream-painted interior, bearing identical stencilled markings to the lid. The third item is a stained wooden tool chest with a central grey metal latch and an internal divider. It is filled with a mixed assortment of vintage tools and hardware, including a tin marked UNIVERSAL Mathematical Instruments Made in England, copper plumbing components, and various hand tools.
Condition report:
The wooden Royal Air Force trunk shows significant wear to the exterior black paint, including scuffing and a large circular moisture stain to the lid (photo 5). Its iron hardware is oxidised and the interior white paint shows evidence of use (photo 7). The metal footlocker exhibits heavy corrosion to the exterior lid with significant surface rust and scratches (photo 10). Its interior contains some original paper ephemera and shows scattered paint loss (photo 12). The domestic wooden tool chest lid shows heavy scratching, surface wear, and staining (photo 2). The interior is well-used and cluttered with workshop debris (photo 3).
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