This Mognat of Paris family steamer trunk ca 1900, has been round the world many times. The heirs brought it to us to clean, stabilize the inner lining, create new handles, and to preserve the character of the outer trunk memories if possible — stickers!
This Mognat of Paris family steamer trunk ca 1900, begins here.
Test cleaning and prep for new leather handles is here.
Inside of the trunk is treated here.
A few images of the trunk before and after treatment:
After
The interior cleaned up nicely!
Before
After
Once again, the steamer trunk will be put
into gentle use in the family home.
Written by Kate Powell ©MPF Conservation.
MPF Conservation (MPFC) is located in Portland, Oregon, USA.
We treat objects all over the Pacific Northwest, down into California,
and west to Idaho, Montana and Nevada.
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