Postbag
Category
Leatherwork
Date
1837 - 1901
Materials
Brass, Leather, Wood
Measurements
225 mm (H)280 mm (W)
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Speke Hall, Merseyside
NT 1195967
Summary
Tan leather fold-out letter bag; fastens with two buckles on the front, the straps of which are now broken; brass claps and lock with 'Goshawk' engraved on the clasp and PATENT on the lock. Originally would have had a strap attached to a metal ring on either side of the bag, the strap is missing and only one of the metal rings survives.
Marks and inscriptions
PATENT (engraved on the lock)