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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Craig Parton, post: 289481, member: 5837&quot;]Thank you so much for all your input. I had looked at some antique writing boxes online, but most of those fold into a lectern of sorts which this one does not. It also doesn&#039;t have a spot for an inkwell, at least it doesn&#039;t seem so. But the secret compartment, as well as the upper compartment seem to be meant to store some kind of paper. You couldn&#039;t fit much of anything else in there. I like the idea of the grill holding a book open to a certain spot, I was curious what those grills were for but never really considered that.</p><p><br /></p><p>I will post pictures of the release mechanism for the lower box and the secret compartment. To open the compartment in the lid, you turn the brass knob shown in the pic. When the compartment drops, it hits the smaller brass knob in the lower compartment. The knob in the lower compartment turns to release that little panel and expose the compartment underneath, although that one isn&#039;t secret by any means.</p><p><br /></p><p>In the main latch, there are two knobs. The top knob is removable. I&#039;m not sure it is supposed to be like this or if it&#039;s broken, but it makes sense as it would act as a key. That latch does not work so I&#039;m not exactly sure of it&#039;s function.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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