Saturday, 1 February 2014

Factors To Consider When Buying Antique Trunks

By Jayne Rutledge


While shopping for antique trunks online or offline, customers should consider various factors to ensure getting the right products. You should for instance look at the size, condition, uniqueness, completeness and hardware utilized in designing such products. It is essential also to determine the reputation of the seller from who you are buying such items. In order for buyers to get quality in return for their money, there are some important features that the antique trunks they are planning to buy should have.

Designers construct antique chests in various sizes; some that are small while others are large. Larger antiques are usually costly but more valuable than the small ones. When visiting a dealer, it is essential to determine how big you want your trunk to be to ensure you get the right product.

Antiques are used for numerous purposes that mean they should be strong enough to endure the impacts associated with such exposures. Therefore, you need to be careful when choosing the product by for instance looking at the hardware used in making it. It is also essential to know that, some hardware are stronger than others. For instance, you need to choose grey metal hardware and solid brass hardware, as they are stronger than the colored black metal and the coated brass and copper hardware.

You also need to know the condition of such items. In most cases, items that are finished poorly would have high chances of getting scratches, scuffs or even degenerating. Prior to purchasing these items, you should therefore know whether they are finished properly, have all necessary hardware and have strong locks and handles.

Some designers do not equip their chests with all the appropriate components and features, which can lead to decreased performance. Consequently, buyers should determine whether their potential products are fitted with the appropriate components and materials. It is important to always remember that, high quality chests would feature leather edging and brass hardware while low quality products would feature low quality materials like metal edging and metal handles.

Designing these products require certain levels of expertise. Experienced and qualified designers would have the potential to design better items than unskilled people. You should for this reason consider from who you are buying the potential item from. You need to consider the experience of such makers as this would determine their ability to create quality products.

Search for fully made and fitted antiques. A completed antique should have all the mirrors, compartments, original locks, shoe-boxes, and drawers. The performance of particular chests depends on the materials it has hence by selecting chests equipped with the appropriate features would assure you of better performance.

In addition to their historical value, antique trunks are used for a number of reasons especially as storage facilities and ornamentation. These materials can also be used for business purposes as people would buy them and store them for future use. However, regardless of the reason for collecting trunks, it is required that you consider various things to ensure you get high quality products. This is because not each trunk can be of high quality.




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