Craigslist – Free!
Posted: June 19th, 2009 | Author: admin | Filed under: Deals, projects | Tags: craisglist free, project, steamer trunk | 3 Comments »
The free trunk after a little work.
Ever since I scored some great vintage camera gear the other week, I’ve been keeping my eye on the Craigsist free section in Marin for any potential finds, and today I came up lucky. It was advertised just as ‘Old Steamer Trunk’. No picture, no further description. Just a phone number, which I called within 8 minutes of the ad being posted. I was already the 2nd person to call, but they weren’t able to pick up the trunk right away. Just my luck – so off to San Rafael (just 5 miles up the road).
The trunk was definately cool looking, huge and dusty. A bonus though – it included the key to the lock. I was able to fit it in the Saab without problems, thanks to the fact that is has the roofless option. The ulitity of this car (1993 Saab 900 Convertible) is suprising.
So, I got the trunk home, cleaned it off with a wet rag, rubbed some furniture polish on it, then some wax and put it in the living room. Above is the ‘after’ pic, here’s the ‘before’.
Trunk in the Saab
Great find, Uncle Frank! I bet we could have a lot of fun playing with that trunk, as long as you promise not to lock me inside of it
Hey Frank! Love the blog, great projects & descriptions. Ben is working on some Ikea art, just like the fabric wall hangings that you made. We’ll let you know how they turn out! xxx Marye & Ben
hardstikke goed gevonden frank
What you’ve found, obviously, is a Clinton Wall Trunk worth about $500 +. Lots of people look for those, such as myself, explaining the reason I ended up here….
Mark – Seattle
Nice find dude…