Antique Boxes in English Society
1760 -1900
by ANTIGONE
WRITING BOXES

Some details of a captains box of about 1800. The pictures show a screw which is inserted in the hole and turned with the key which is kept in the slot when not in use. This enables the box to be secured in stormy seas.

These boxes often have individual and complex interiors.  The picture on the right shows a pull out box under which there are further secret compartments.

The brass inserts in the corners, make the box structurally stable in changing, often high humidity.