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2. Trunk (luggage) - Wikipedia

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   Oak-slat trunks incorporating many construction-styles (e.g. dome-top, flat-top, beveled-top) were built on a wooden frame, where the malletier would fit thin oak slats vertically side-by-side until the entire trunk was covered. To a Victorian, this would show the complexity of the trunk and astuteness of the malletier, and was an indication of ...

3. Au Départ - Wikipedia

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   Their travel section displayed many different types of trunks (namely postal trunks, rounded trunks, canteen trunks, wicker trunks, flat trunks, wooden trunks covered in a brown canvas, "anglaises" trunks made out of wicker and covered in leather, automobile trunks, etc.), leather suitcases, handbags and stocked vanity cases. [3]

4. Olinalá (craftwork) - Wikipedia

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   Very fine-tipped brushes are used, made of turkey feather at the tip of which a cat's hair is inserted. [10] Thanks to this, very elaborate motifs can be painted, which cover the entire surface of the box or furniture. Natural powder pigments mixed with sisa (oil based preparation for gluing gold) are used, that is, oil paint. In this case ...

5. Furniture - Wikipedia

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   The variety of Byzantine furniture is pretty big: tables with square, rectangle or round top, sumptuous decorated, made of wood sometimes inlaid, with bronze, ivory or silver ornaments; chairs with high backs and with wool blankets or animal furs, with coloured pillows, and then banks and stools; wardrobes were used only for storing books ...

6. Shaker furniture - Wikipedia

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   Drawer pulls for dressers or other furniture were made of wood. [1] Shakers are known for modifying tools and objects for the needs of aging people, and people with disabilities. [4] A core business for the New Lebanon Shaker community by the 1860s was the production of well-made "ladder" back or turned post chairs. The minimalist design and ...

7. Slipcover - Wikipedia

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   A slipcover (also called loose cover) is a fitted protective cover that may be slipped off and onto a piece of upholstered furniture. Slipcovers are usually made of cloth. Slipcovers slip on and off; they come fresh and may be removed for seasonal change, cleaning, moving, or storage. Slipcovers are sometimes defined as "clothing for furniture."

8. English trunk - Wikipedia

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   This type of trunk first appeared around 1839. In some historical documents of the time it is referred to as a “railway basket” due to its wicker structure. [2] Modeled on the style of English chests – which explains its more common name "the English trunk" – it is made up of a wicker frame covered first in leather then potentially a canvas making it waterproof.

9. Footlocker (luggage) - Wikipedia

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   Plywood footlockers are a common type of footlocker used by the U.S. Army.They generally follow similar size and designs, undergoing only minor cosmetic changes in color and materials (from 1 ⁄ 2-inch-thick (13 mm) plywood to 1 + 1 ⁄ 4-inch-thick (32 mm) plywood, depending on war material needs and/or desire to reduce weight and cost of manufacture and cost of shipping).