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Originally Posted by Bill Murphy View Post
By the late eighties, there were Parker trunk cases that were covered in leather.
yes - the DGJ reprint of the 1882 catalog that BD pointed me to shows several styles of cases.

but for a wood worker wanting to reproduce a correct style case, I think the walnut style is a good choice
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