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Letter box
- Material
- WOOD-UNKNOWN;
- METAL/ALLOY-BRASS;
- Description
- A brown wooden box with a hinged slanted lid. The inside is divided lengthwise into two equal sections for holding letters or envelopes. Along the bottom outside front of the box is a 3cm wide, shallow curved section that would be used to hold writing equipment.
- Category
- TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT FOR COMMUNICATION
- Sub-Category
- WRITTEN COMMUNICATION TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT
- Place Used
- Hazelton & Smithers
- Description
- A brown wooden box with a hinged slanted lid. The inside is divided lengthwise into two equal sections for holding letters or envelopes. Along the bottom outside front of the box is a 3cm wide, shallow curved section that would be used to hold writing equipment.
- Narrative
- Possibly used by William Grant (?) (Notary Public JP Insurance Hazelton & Smithers)
- History Of Use
- Possibly used at JP Insurance
- Material
- WOOD-UNKNOWN;
- METAL/ALLOY-BRASS;
- Height
- 16.0 - back
- Width
- 9.4
- Length
- 23.5
- Units Of Measurement
- Centimeters
- Dimension Notes
- Front of box is13 cm high
- Accession No.
- 1997.51.1
- Type of Record
- Museum Artifact
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