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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;J Dagger, post: 4614579, member: 10944&quot;]As a style it’s very utilitarian without many frills or indulgent decorative flourishes. Anything that would have been easily broken during travel. All of the stuff I’ve seen is just straight lines like the chest shown. Most that’s made for the home has brass hardware and brass reinforcing “strips” like the one shown. Also inset handles, again so they wouldn’t break off during travel/campaigns when that’s what they were used for. Very sturdy, heavy and well built. Even though heavy wasn’t great for travel it lent to its sturdiness. Also like barristers bookcases the pieces tend to be easily broken in down in sections for travel. Not all but many campaign chests come in stackable sections. I have a campaign inspired (or barrister) desk that breaks down into a top section with two side sections and it fits together. I love the campaign furniture aesthetic. So do others as it continued to be made long after its intent was for actual campaigns. I believe Henredon made/makes a lot of campaign style furniture.</p><p><br /></p><p>edit: oh yeh the chests almost always have inset handles on their sides as well so that they could be carried easily by a man on either side. Lugging the generals heavy furniture around.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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