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Description: | a writing box which belonged to Major General Sir Thomas Harte Franks of the 10th Regiment of Foot 1825 = 1858; brown leather covered wooden box with design marked on lid, brass plate with recessed handle, the leather is very fragile, brittle, and is cracking off all over, box dimensions are 16cm high by 41cm wide by 27.5cm deep; brown leather covered wallet containing forty-one letters and papers, interior of wallet lined with blue paper and tiny gold stamps, a brass lock closes the front, 25.5cm by 38cm; a passport wallet, 8.5cm by 11.5cm, contains passport and visa stamps, manufactured by Edward Stanford 6 Charing, marked on the outside with 'Col T.H. Franks C.B.'; the interior of the box contains a journal, a cash book, an ivory paper knife, a quill pen, knife and ruler, there is also a removable tray containing an inkwell and matchbox, the tray is marked '327 Reg 4thDE 1844 Coombs Patent' | Subjects: | Writing Materials Military | Temporal: | 1825 - 1858 | Source: | Lincolnshire County Council | Identifier: | http://www.lincstothepast.com/Records/Re... | Go to resource |
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