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ANTIQUE BOXES
at the
Sign of the Hygra
2 Middleton Road
London E8 4BL
Tel: 00 44 (0)20 7254 7074
email:
boxes@hygra.com

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.

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