Steve Freede, founder of The Trunk Shoppe, has turned a life time fascination into a full time occupation. He specializes in 18th & early 19th century trunks, carrying cases, strong boxes, and even instrument cases of the period built with such care and attention to period detail that his museum-quality pieces can be found in historical sites from Fort Vancouver to Old Fort Niagara.
Steve is a living history enthusiast. so his 18th century The Trunk Shoppe “store” can be found at many reenactments, and several contemporary traditional craftsmen events, throughout the East.
He provides a varied selection for living history aficionados, collectors, & interior decorators with not only trunks and carrying cases but a full spectrum of period hardware that has been developed in conjunction with museum curators, furniture makers, and restorers.
The hardware Steve makes ranges from keyed locks, hinges, handles, catches & latches, to sixteen sizes of cast brass square shanked tacks.
The entry deadline for the 2023 Directory of
Traditional American Crafts has passed. We are now processing entries and submitting
them to our jurors. We will contract entrants after the jurors have made ther decisions.
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