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A mid Victorian brass-banded mahogany traveling writing-desk
Of rectangular outline with brass corner mounts and sunken brass carrying handles and one drawer to the sides, the hinged top with a green baize-lined writing slope to the reverse, headed by variously sized compartments for writing equipment, the writing slope concealing two compartments, the top compartment with three secret drawers hidden behind a spring activated slat, lacking key
17cm. high x 50.5cm. wide x 26cm. deep
Of rectangular outline with brass corner mounts and sunken brass carrying handles and one drawer to the sides, the hinged top with a green baize-lined writing slope to the reverse, headed by variously sized compartments for writing equipment, the writing slope concealing two compartments, the top compartment with three secret drawers hidden behind a spring activated slat, lacking key
17cm. high x 50.5cm. wide x 26cm. deep
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