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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Shangas, post: 1714353, member: 360&quot;]Oh that is interesting! </p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;d say early-Mid Victorian, maybe 1840s - 1860s/70s. In my experience, boxes which are later (1860s onwards) tend to have more leather on the outside, whereas earlier boxes tend to have a more natural wood-finish on the outside. I&#039;m not sure why this is, but that&#039;s what I&#039;ve observed. All the dated ones I&#039;ve seen which are older (1880s, 1860s, 70s etc) have a LOT more leather on the outside. This, as you can see, does not, so I reckon it&#039;s before about 1860/70. </p><p><br /></p><p>It&#039;s in pretty decent condition. I notice it has its inkwell, which is very important. Once you lose that, you&#039;ll never get it back. </p><p><br /></p><p>It has sleeves for instruments and accessories, most likely made of ivory or silver, as was the fashion at the time...is there anything else you want to know about it?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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