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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Shangas, post: 240362, member: 360&quot;]It is indeed, made by T&amp;G. Established in 1735, and defunct in 1876. And yes, it was later bought out by its creditors and turned into Betjemann &amp; Gale. </p><p><br /></p><p>I clearly don&#039;t need to tell you how fragile these slopes are. That&#039;s why they&#039;re SO hard to find. Even broken ones cost ridiculously huge amounts of money!! </p><p><br /></p><p>Here&#039;s my other slopes, for your delectation and delight... </p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/originals/be/75/1c/be751cf4648403c4730a52d96010eeb5.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><br /></p><p>...this one is from about 1870-1880. Comes with an ivory page-turner, an unused antique pencil, and a sterling silver pen-holder, made by Sampson Mordan &amp; Co. The pen and pencil set on the T&amp;G one was made by Mappin &amp; Webb, and is ivory &amp; silver (and all the other accessories were ivory, as well). </p><p><br /></p><p>It has an inscription on the lid (engraving on the plate) which says &quot;S. NEAVERSON. 1886&quot;. </p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/originals/47/7e/ec/477eec37caf3d0ad191afcadcda22ab1.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><br /></p><p>This one, I rescued from almost certain destruction. Literally EVERYTHING had to be repaired. The inkwell, the inkstand, the lock, the key, the paper-storage, but unfortunately, nothing could get rid of the scratches you see on the writing-slope. I tried literally every trick in the book and nothing worked. </p><p><br /></p><p>Again, from about 1870-1880. </p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/originals/2b/a6/61/2ba6612c3777402db40868e51571df6c.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><br /></p><p>This is a ladies&#039; writing box, from about 1880. Red leather. Unusual layout. I&#039;ve only ever seen three boxes like this (including this one!) and this was the only one in decent condition... </p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/originals/8a/cb/fb/8acbfb6e2988774499b6ed4d55cc3344.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><br /></p><p>...the other side, with all the original implements. Nail-file, button-hook, paper-knife, crochet hooks, etc etc. </p><p><br /></p><p>I do have a fifth one, which for some reason I have never photographed. I&#039;ll have to take pictures of it![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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