Why Old Trunks Fascinate Me
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I remember 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, art station portfolio stuffed with costumes and props, waiting for the show to begin. When I first saw the circus clown trunk, I froze for a moment. The painted face staring upside down across the front felt like more than decoration.
It felt like a fragment of a lost world — a carnival gone by. Trunks aren’t just containers. They’re pieces of history. Before suitcases rolled through airports, trunks were the way people travelled. Built solid, heavy duty, sometimes decorated with brass corners or painted lettering.