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Treasure chest
A kind of chest · also called coffer, pirate chest
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About
A classic pirate treasure chest is about the size of a large storage trunk, built to hold heavy loot.
Historical sea chests and strongboxes ranged from small lockboxes under 12 inches (30 cm) across to large cabin trunks over 4 feet (1.2 m) long. Heavy iron straps and thick hardwood made even empty chests difficult to carry, and one packed with gold or silver could easily weigh several hundred pounds. While popular stories imagine vast buried chests, historical sailors usually kept smaller, portable strongboxes they could quickly move between vessels.
From Wikipedia
Buried treasure is a literary trope commonly associated with depictions of pirates, alongside Vikings, criminals, and outlaws in the Old West. According to popular conception, these people often buried their stolen fortunes in remote places, intending to return to them later.
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Questions people ask
- How big is a treasure chest?
- A standard treasure chest measures about 31.5 inches (0.8 m) long, 19.7 inches (0.5 m) tall, and weighs around 44 pounds (20 kg) empty. That makes its frame roughly the size of a modern rolling cooler.
- How much space does a treasure chest take up?
- About 47.6 gal (180 L), the volume of its body.
Weight
44.1 lb (20 kg)
- Space it takes up
- 47.6 gal (180 L)
- Length
- 31.5 in (80 cm)
- Height
- 19.7 in (50 cm)
Quick answer
A standard treasure chest measures about 31.5 inches (0.8 m) long, 19.7 inches (0.5 m) tall, and weighs around 44 pounds (20 kg) empty. That makes its frame roughly the size of a modern rolling cooler.
Typical figures, the same ones every comparison on the site uses; real ones vary.
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