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Wall Mounted Oak and Brass Letter Box
David Griffith Antiques
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David Griffith Antiques

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Wall Mounted Oak and Brass Letter Box

1900 - 1920
Description

Rare antique wall mounted oak and brass letter box with key. (Circa 1900).

Physical Dimensions
Height
41cm (16.14")
Width
25cm (9.84")
Depth
13cm (5.12")
Declaration

David Griffith Antiques has dated this Victorian Oak Letter Box to the 1900s.

Reference Numbers
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SA1059356
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51715
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Description
Rare antique wall mounted oak and brass letter box with key. (Circa 1900).
Height
41cm (16.14")
Width
25cm (9.84")
Depth
13cm (5.12")
Date of Manufacture

David Griffith Antiques has dated this Victorian Oak Letter Box to the 1900s.

Reference Numbers
Sellingantiques Ref
SA1059356
Dealers Internal Ref
51715
David Griffith Antiques
David Griffith Antiques
Sellingantiques verified Since Aug 2019

Specialising in library, hall and club room furniture, leather seating and writing tables, campaign and travelling furniture.

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You can view the stock and full dealer information on the David Griffith Antiques Profile Page

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A wall-mounted Victorian oak post box featuring a slanted lid with a brass VR letter slot, a glazed front door with a key, and twin brass scroll hooks beneath.
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Archive I A wall-mounted Victorian oak post box featuring a slanted lid with a brass VR letter slot, a glazed front door with a key, and twin brass scroll hooks beneath.

Wall Mounted Oak and Brass Letter Box

Archive II A wall-mounted Victorian oak post box featuring a slanted lid with a brass VR letter slot, a glazed front door with a key, and twin brass scroll hooks beneath. View II
Archive III A wall-mounted Victorian oak post box featuring a slanted lid with a brass VR letter slot, a glazed front door with a key, and twin brass scroll hooks beneath. View III
Archive IV A wall-mounted Victorian oak post box featuring a slanted lid with a brass VR letter slot, a glazed front door with a key, and twin brass scroll hooks beneath. View IV
Archive V A wall-mounted Victorian oak post box featuring a slanted lid with a brass VR letter slot, a glazed front door with a key, and twin brass scroll hooks beneath. View V
Archive VI A wall-mounted Victorian oak post box featuring a slanted lid with a brass VR letter slot, a glazed front door with a key, and twin brass scroll hooks beneath. View VI
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David Griffith Antiques

David Griffith Antiques
Telephone 020 7226 1126 or 07976 800 062
Location
17 Camden Passage
Islington
London
N1 8EA
United Kingdom
Dealer Profile Page sellingantiques.co.uk/davidgriffithantiques
Verified Since Aug 2019
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David Griffith Antiques
David Griffith Antiques
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Location: 17 Camden Passage, Islington, London, N1 8EA, United Kingdom
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A wall-mounted Victorian oak post box featuring a slanted lid with a brass VR letter slot, a glazed front door with a key, and twin brass scroll hooks beneath.
Wall Mounted Oak and Brass Letter Box
Ref: SA1059356
A wall-mounted Victorian oak post box featuring a slanted lid with a brass VR letter slot, a glazed front door with a key, and twin brass scroll hooks beneath.
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FAQs

A Victorian oak letter box is a wall-mounted or tabletop receptacle utilized in private residences and offices during the late nineteenth century to hold outgoing letters for collection.

Antique post boxes were constructed predominantly from solid hardwoods such as oak, walnut, or mahogany, complemented by cast or stamped brass fittings, lock mechanisms, and occasionally glass inspection panels.

Authentic Victorian examples often feature the royal VR cypher stamped or cast into brass aperture plates, hand-joined timber construction, original mortise or lever locks, and naturally aged patina across the metal and wood components.

Mount the letter box near an entrance or hallway as a functional organiser for daily correspondence, or present it on a gallery wall surrounded by framed historic maps and architectural prints.

Dust the timber with a soft microfibre cloth, apply natural beeswax polish sparingly along the oak grain, and wipe the brass fittings gently without removing the established surface oxidisation.
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