Stationery box
Chubb and Son's Lock and Safe Co Ltd
Category
Leatherwork
Date
1900
Materials
Leather and brass
Measurements
115 x 230 mm; 420 mm (Length)
Place of origin
Queen Victoria Street
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Tyntesfield, North Somerset
NT 10592.2
Summary
A rectangular stationery box bound in black leather, with a hinged lid and accompanied by a tanned leather case (NT10592.1).Lid embossed in gold "TREASURER OF THE HOUSEHOLD" and GRV crest.
Provenance
Purchased from the estate of the late Lord Wraxall with the assistance of the NHMF and donations from members and supporters.
Marks and inscriptions
1761518 / 128QUEEN VICTORIA ST / LONDON (engraved lettering on the right hand side of the internal lock face, to the top and bottom of an engraved royal hallmark)
Makers and roles
Chubb and Son's Lock and Safe Co Ltd, lock and safe manufacturer John Peck & Son, stationer