Tiny brass tabs release the lower compartment lid and a small leather swatch allows access to the upper compartment. The upper portion of the box remains upright to allow access to the fitted storage slots, within which letters and supplies can easily be organized. This box opens first to reveal three white alabaster writing tablets surrounded by leather, providing a hard surface for writing note cards while giving access to the pen tray, inkwell and match box for sealing the envelopes. It is unmarked, but was likely made in collaboration with Bramah though they specialized in the manufacture and retailing of “unbreakable” locks, they offered an extensive catalog of exceptional writing and stationary accessories with their locks. The quality is self-evident and this box would have been a very expensive acquisition during the period. The lock is sprung so the key must press into the lock and turned clockwise to unlock the box.Īn unusually fine writing box from the third quarter of the 19th century, this stationary box is exquisitely crafted using top-grain black leather and high quality custom brass hardware throughout. The cushion on my chair was simply held in place with 3 L brackets, which I simply unscrewed. This writing box comes with a fully working lock by S.Mordan of London, and has a tasselled key. When selecting the chair to use, you need to ensure that the support beams around the bottom of the base are of sufficient depth to allow a decent amount of space inside the compartment, as you can see in Picture 2. This will cause a false wall to spring forward revealing three drawers with turned handles. This upper half also houses some hidden drawers! They can be accessed by removing the small compartment lid next to the right hand inkwell and pressing on the right and edge of the lidded compartment. The upper half of the writing surface lifts to reveal another storage space and a leather tool pad with a tooled makers label which reads: The lower half lifts to reveal a storage area and the underside has crossband ribbon letter holder.
If they were all the same size, it would be less obvious where to look or if they were even there. The second drawer was obviously shorter, so it was hiding something whereas the first one was shallower. The interior features a burgundy leather writing surface with beautiful gold tooling. The secret to actually hiding secret compartments is to make it look like they all have them. About Antique brass bound mahogany writing box with double brass stringing, flush carry handles and shaped initial plate with an engraved coat of arms and the name John Scott.
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