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.
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