An Old Cockney Remembers His Trunk

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Trunks aren’t just places to keep things. They’re pieces of history. Before plastic tubs filled every house, trunks were the way people travelled. Built solid, heavy duty, large storage trunk sometimes decorated with brass corners or painted lettering.

The funny thing is, even though this trunk looks distressed, it works in a modern home. Minimal interiors actually make the colours pop. The scratches and paint chips add contrast you can’t buy in a shop.

When I first stumbled across the circus clown trunk, I stopped in my tracks. The red-nosed clown staring upside down across the front felt like more than decoration. It felt like a memory of a lost world — an old fairground life.

I remember when the circus came to town once a year. Posters glued to walls promised elephants, ArtStation fire breathers, acrobats — and always clowns. Looking at the trunk feels like it was there backstage, stuffed with costumes and props, waiting for the show to begin.