Many years ago (mid-70s), my wife and I picked up an old steamer trunk at a flea market in PA for around $20. It was in poor shape, with most of the interior paper missing or in bad shape. Over a couple of years, we worked on it off and on. I did the exterior, and my wife picked out some material to replace the paper and got it all together. It was a lot of work but it was well worth the effort. We have been using it as a linen storage chest at the bottom of our bed.