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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Shangas, post: 97792, member: 360&quot;]Well, I found one record of the box, that it was sold in auction back in October: </p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://auctions.leonardjoel.com.au/asp/fullCatalogue.asp?salelot=LJW8099+4299+&amp;refno=40381398&amp;saletype=" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://auctions.leonardjoel.com.au/asp/fullCatalogue.asp?salelot=LJW8099+4299+&amp;refno=40381398&amp;saletype=" rel="nofollow">https://auctions.leonardjoel.com.au/asp/fullCatalogue.asp?salelot=LJW8099+4299+&amp;refno=40381398&amp;saletype=</a></p><p><br /></p><p>...but nothing else beyond that. </p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://scontent-syd1-1.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xaf1/t31.0-8/12308057_1669185883339891_4624115506055188909_o.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p>Got the new escutcheon on. Nailed it in place. I also reinforced the hinge with black adhesive tape, and sewed up the hinge to give it just that little bit of extra reinforcement. </p><p><br /></p><p>Is it sightly? Perhaps not. But it IS the only way to repair these things. I speak from years of experience looking at broken writing boxes. The only other alternative would be to rip off ALL THE LEATHER (inside and out) and reline the ENTIRE THING ALL OVER AGAIN. </p><p><br /></p><p>I don&#039;t want to see what the cost for that is! </p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://scontent-syd1-1.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xaf1/t31.0-8/12309948_1669185900006556_3467494808550181965_o.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;ve been blacking the original leather with shoe-polish and cleaning up all the grime. </p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://fbcdn-sphotos-a-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-xaf1/t31.0-8/12309541_1669185940006552_8590756574107685352_o.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><br /></p><p>The inside of the box. Looking very sharp and clean <img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/smile.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=":)" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://scontent-syd1-1.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xap1/v/t1.0-9/12289698_1669185906673222_4979949723700984448_n.jpg?oh=7c8846dbfea885ab3b860631c7dc8d9d&amp;oe=56D743DC" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><br /></p><p>There&#039;s another strip of black adhesive tape across the hinge here, too. This wasn&#039;t done by me - it was there when I bought it - but I did reinforce it with extra tape and thread, because the box was falling apart when I was carrying it home.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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