Bathing in Your Trunk 



A COMBINATION trunk. laundry 

 basket and bathtub is the novel in- 

 vention of Ole C. and Hannah Lee, 

 Ronan, Montana. The trunk is made of 

 sheet metal, enameled inside and out- 

 side to adapt it for use as a bathtub or 

 laundry tub, and it is also j)roviiled with 

 an outlet at the bottom, to which a hose 

 ran readily be attached to draw otT the 

 water. Besides gi\'insj \ery satisfactory 

 service as a bathtub, the trunk is a clean 

 storage place for laundrj'. 



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Above, the metal combina- 

 tion trunk which serves 

 as a bathtub for the family. 

 It is made of sheet metal, 

 enameled inside and is 

 damp-proof for clothing 



It is light in weight, yet 

 strong enough to withstand 

 the rough handling which 

 baggage men would give 

 it. It makes a clean 

 storage place for laundry 



That an article representing 

 an investment of S15.00, the 

 cost of an ordinary trunk, 

 should be useful only as a con- 

 tainer for clothing when traveling, struck 

 the inventor as a w^aste of capital. What 

 is more, the ordinary- trunk does not 

 protect the contents from dampness. 

 This led to the invention of a metal 

 combination trunk, which, while com- 

 I)arativeK- light in weight, is strong 

 enough to stand the rough handling 

 trunks are aj)t to receive at the hands 

 of baggage men. Although the imentor 

 has made his bath trunk in only one size, 

 it can be made in other sizes. 



