Bob Coe restores antique trunks, all kinds of them, with an attention to detail and respect for the object itself that would normally price these restored vessels out of the ballpark for most people.

Q: I received this little trunk as a gift more than 55 years ago. As far as I can recollect, it was purchased in a small antiques shop on Sherbrooke Street in Montreal. It is approximately 35 cm wide ...