Info wanted on MendelTrunx mfgrd by Mendel Drucker, Cincinnati

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I have a wardrobe trunk in good condition, 22" square x 42" high with the words MendelTrunx, Dustproof-Warpproof and a metal tag with No. 138868 MendelTrunx, Mendel Drucker, Cincinnati. There is a leather strap on the top with the #6234. The outside covering is black cowhide or leather w/brass hardware, including latches on top and bottom and lock in the middle. It opens vertically and there are four drawers on one side and the top opens on the other side where there is a place to hang clothes, wooden hangers, a suitcase and a hat form. It is lined with gray colored material and is extremely heavy (I'd say at least 200 lbs). All I really know is that my mother took her personal belongings with her in this trunk when she went into nurses training in Peoria, IL in about 1925. If anyone has any info or interest, I'd appreciate hearing from you. Thanks.

-- Myra McDaniel (bmmcdaniel@uswest.net), September 20, 1999

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