A Regency brass-mounted mahogany campaign dispatch box, with crank handle for making copies of correspondence (Watts patent) and sunken brass carrying handles. (c. 1805 United Kingdom)
Item Stock Code
01p1900/18607
UK/USA
Dimensions
18.00 inch wide
7.00 inch high
12.00 inch deep
European
Converted Dimensions
45.72 cm wide 17.78 cm high 30.48 cm deep
Item Description / Dealer Expertise
President Thomas Jefferson (1801-1809) thought highly of such dispatch boxes, which he referred to as "polygraph" desk copying presses.
Price
gbp 3250.00 (Pound Sterling)
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Status
FOR SALE
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Richard Gardner Antiques
Richard Gardner Antiques
Eastrop House
3 East Pallant
Chichester
West Sussex
PO19 1TR
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