Late 19th Century Chancellor of the Exchequer Despatch Box, Authenticated as Belonging to William Gladstone
The box is finished in black morocco leather over a solid pine construction, stamped in gilt "CHANCELLOR OF THE EXCHEQUER" beneath the crowned Royal Cypher of Queen Victoria on the lid. The construction is solid and substantial, fitted with a brass carrying handle and the original Davis patent brass lock, complete with lozenge escutcheon and position pins — the most sophisticated and secure locking mechanism available to despatch boxes of the period, reserved exclusively for the highest offices of state.
Late 19th Century Chancellor of the Exchequer Despatch Box, Authenticated as Belonging to William Gladstone
The box is finished in black morocco leather over a solid pine construction, stamped in gilt "CHANCELLOR OF THE EXCHEQUER" beneath the crowned Royal Cypher of Queen Victoria on the lid. The construction is solid and substantial, fitted with a brass carrying handle and the original Davis patent brass lock, complete with lozenge escutcheon and position pins — the most sophisticated and secure locking mechanism available to despatch boxes of the period, reserved exclusively for the highest offices of state.
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