Editing An Old Cockney Remembers His Trunk

The funny thing is, even though this trunk looks distressed, it works in a modern home. Neutral rooms actually make the colours pop. The scratches and  antique chest paint chips add contrast you can’t buy in a shop. When I first saw the circus clown trunk, I froze for a moment. The red-nosed clown staring upside down across the front felt like more than decoration. It felt like a memory of a lost world — a carnival gone by. Trunks aren’t just wooden boxes. They’re keepers of journeys. Before plastic tubs filled every house, trunks were [https://dev.neos.epss.ucla.edu/wiki/index.php?title=User:LewisBonet get the best deals on storage trunks] way people travelled.<br><br>Built solid, heavy duty, sometimes decorated with brass corners or painted lettering. I still think about when the circus came to town once a year. Posters glued to walls promised elephants, fire breathers, acrobats — and always clowns. Looking at the trunk feels like it was there backstage, stuffed with costumes and  wooden storage trunk props, waiting for the show to begin.