Vintage WOOD FOOT LOCKER Military US Army Trunk Chest dovetailed-Fort Lee

  
Vintage WOOD FOOT LOCKER Military US Army Trunk Chest dovetailed-Fort Lee. Nicely constructed with dovetailing joints. Not sure of the age on this, the dovetailing leads me to believe this is quite an old military chest (earlier than 1950). It has a Camp Lee Footlocker display and Field display diagram within the chest. Includes original 3 section tray with dovetail joints also.

Does have wear from use, storage and age. This measures roughly 30" x 17.5" x 13. A nice ebayer let me know the following. Camp lee became fort lee when it was made a permanent base in 1950.

So foot locker predates that. The initials i see at the top of the trunk, what are they?

It is my guess that this particular trunk belonged to one of the school houses located at camp lee during ww2. That would explain its more durable build the standard footlocker of the 1940s. Also the diagrams are common in military school houses where your stuff will be inspected frequently.

Even today there was a similar diagram for how my wall locker was to be displayed at the NCO ACADEMY. THAT is a very interesting piece as it is not standard army issue. Just wanted to give you some info to help u date it.

The item "Vintage WOOD FOOT LOCKER Military US Army Trunk Chest dovetailed-Fort Lee" is in sale since Tuesday, April 14, 2020. This item is in the category "Collectibles\Militaria\Surplus\Boxes & Chests". The seller is "kennybrooks" and is located in Hillsborough, North Carolina.

This item can be shipped to United States.

• Country/Region of Manufacture: United States