Vintage Shwayder Bros. Samson steamer trunk rusted patina antique chest

Shwayder Brothers Samson steamer trunk from the early 1900's with a great rusted patina. I was going to make this into an outdoor beverage cooler but never got around to making a temperature liner. This has been sitting on our patio outside a few years. I picked this trunk up at an auction and had no idea what a piece of history I had bought. There was a sticker on the front of this trunk that says Samson Steel Veneers Shwayder's Trunk Company Denver Colorado. Jesse Shwayder rolled the dice with his last $3500 and started making trunks in Denver around 1910.  Soon members of his family joined in the effort forming Shwayder Bros. Trunk Co. One of their early trunk lines was named "Samson" as a marketing strategy to promote the strength of the trunk. Later products are the more commonly known Samsonite Luggage and soon the small company grew to become the largest travel bag and case producer in the world. This is one of their early trunks marked "SAMSON" on the hardware. The lock say Excelsior which was a common maker of locks for these trunks. Someone in a desperate bid to open up this big boy pried up the lock with a crow bar breaking the locking mechanism. Still a great piece to use as an outdoor table or decoration.