Why Old Trunks Fascinate Me

When I first laid eyes on the circus clown trunk, I froze for a moment. The hand-drawn clown staring upside down across the front felt like more than decoration. It felt like a fragment of a lost world — a travelling circus. Old storage boxes aren’t just wooden boxes. They’re keepers of journeys. Before plastic tubs filled every house, metal storage trunk repurposed vintage trunks (Visit Web Page) were the way people travelled. Built solid, heavy duty, sometimes decorated with brass corners or painted lettering.

I can’t forget 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.