I have redone trunks for people,(their personal trunks),I've also bought ,redone and sold quite a few over the years (I've redone around 25) This one is cedar lined with a custom drop down panel in the lid (used as a cedar chest,nice metal work on this one)
I use snow ski poles found at a flea market, they are light weight, have a metal tip on the bottom ,most have hand straps and they are cheap (I gave 5 bucks for two brought here by some snowbirds)
This one has 2 different serial numbers and is from a known set of errors that were made and got out of the mint (1957 Silver Certificate,Blue Seal, "A")