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In the late Victorian and Edwardian era, teak trunks of exactly this construction were the essential companion of those posted to India, the Far East, or Africa: robust enough to survive a ship's hold, a bullock cart, and the humidity of the tropics, yet dignified enough to sit at the foot of a campaign bed in a regimental bungalow.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe stencilled lettering hints at a name, a destination, a story that is now yours to inherit. The teak has weathered beautifully, its grain deepened by time and handling into something no new piece could hope to replicate.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs practical as it is evocative, it works equally well as a coffee table, a blanket box, or simply as the most characterful storage solution in the room. 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