Deed box
Category
Metalwork
Date
1800 - 1900
Materials
Japanned tin plate and brass hasp
Measurements
280 x 460 x 290 mm
Order this imageCollection
Beatrix Potter Gallery, Cumbria
NT 252266
Summary
A black rectangular deed box with a handle on either side and a locking clasp on the front, 'P. KENNEDY ESQre' printed on the front. A small paper label on the lid reads 'Midland Railway - to pay - parcel from Leeds'. A paper label attached to one handle reads 'W H Heelis and Son, Solicitors, Windermere Station L and N W Rly Co - per passenger train - to be called for'
Marks and inscriptions
P. KENNEDY ESQre (printed on front)/Midland Railway - to pay - parcel from Leeds (on label on lid) / W H Heelis and Son/ Solicitors/Windermere Station L and N W Rly Co - per passenger train - to be called for (on label attached to handle)