Great WWII US Navy Seabees Sailor's Trunk with Decorated Inside - Pin-ups, Photos, Decal

Great WWII United States Navy Seabees Sailor's trunk with pin-ups, period photographs, and decals. The wood trunk features the Seabees decal logo on the front, an image that depicts a bumble bee holding a wrench, hammer, and machine gun. Below the bee reads: "SEABEES". Inside there are six photos, one of an evergreen covered in snow, three men with the hunt's bounty hanging up behind them, a portrait, a gentleman playing the saxophone, a woman with two dogs, and a photo of Shirley Temple that is signed: "TO LAWRENCE FROM SHIRLEY TEMPLE". The underside of the lid also shows a smaller version of the Seabees decal seen on the front. The trunk features three closures, one locking (two need repair). Attached to the leather handle is a paper tag that reads: "PARCEL CHECK STUB. THIS STUB TO REMAIN ON THE PARCEL WHEN DELIVERED, 29 - 29 - 28"

Circa WWII

Approximately 22-1/4" x 16" x 8-1/2"; Decal: 10" in diameter

Wood, metal, screws, leather, paper, decal, photographs, cast iron

Leather handle, three metal closures, one locking, cast iron hinges

"KENNEDY 91" on locking closure, "USA EXCELSIOR, THE EXCELSIOR HARDWARE CO. STAMFORD, CONN." front of key, "491" on reverse of key

This is from a US Navy Seabees collection which we will be listing more of over the next few months. MGEX14 LBDEX11/15 PSLBHEX06/16 SBHEX03/19

7- (Very Fine-): The trunk shows moderate wear, much of the decal remains intact, two of the closures need repair, metal shows areas of oxidation, handle replacement, overall very fine condition.

As with all my artifacts, this piece is guaranteed to be original, as described.