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Subiaco Museum > Records

WRITING CABINET, WOODEN

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c. 1910

Overview

(a) Writing case, cedar wood, with interior compartments for materials, red leather surface to support writing paper. Outer surface of box is polished. Brass reinforcements on corners of box and lid. Brass key-hole fitting. Lock and key are missing. Recess in centre of lid for missing brass plate. Purple leather strips in cross formation held by brass pins on back of inner writing surface.
(b) Pen, brown, and nib - white substance on nib.
c) Pen, blu and & nib, Oak leaf pattern on nib.
(d) Nib holder.
(e) Wooden stylus instrument.

Historical information

Wood, glue, leather, brass, grey metal, paint

Details

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-43-1985.1527a-e

Item type

Material

Inscriptions and markings

As above
None Noted

Keywords

CHUGG Miss A I (Queenie)

Photographed 2023

Year

Statement of significance

Local and social history. Example of equipment owned by wealthier families. Reveals importance of letter-writing custom of the period.

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