Description:
Ref: 866WB http://hygra.com/box/866WB
Brass bound solid mahogany writing box of dovetail construction in the military style with countersunk carrying handles. The lock is stamped Lambley & Co Patent. The box opens to a sloping writing surface and compartments for pens and inkwells. There are further places for storing papers under the writing surface. Beneath the pentray there is a nest of three secret drawers with turned bone pulls. The drawers are concealed behind a sprung panel which is released when a rod is inserted through the lock. This can only be done when although open the lock is locked. There is another lock on the writing flap giving some security when the box was left open on a desk. But when the flap is opened there is another box with lock beneath. This slips out of the box.
Origin: UK; Circa:
1810; Materials:
Mahogany, Brass.
Size: 50.5 cm wide by 24.6 cm by 14.5 cm: 20 inches wide
by 9.7 inches by 5.7 inches.
Condition: good overall; working locks and keys; see images.
Keywords: Hygra.com, Antique box, traveling desk, writing box, rosewood, writing box, secret drawers, brass inlay, lap desk, Lambley & Co, Tompson lock, Patent, Military style, Campaign box
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