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Antique Spelling Box with Bone Letters
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Antique Spelling Box with Bone Letters

19th century
Sold 1 January 1900 · Opus Antiques
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Description

An unusual Victorian mahogany box with sliding lid inlaid with the words SPELLING Alphabet. Inside approx 48 bone letters double sided with lower and upper case letters. Lovely to have the original chamfered lid box. There are at least one or each letter, most have two letters and three letters for E, I and U.

On the base is written Given to family ..... from affecd friend J ....

It measures approx 8cm w x 6cm d. C1840

Date of Manufacture

Opus Antiques has dated this piece to the 1800s.

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An unusual Victorian mahogany box with sliding lid inlaid with the words SPELLING Alphabet. Inside approx 48 bone letters double sided with lower and upper case letters. Lovely to have the original chamfered lid box. There are at least one or each letter, most have two letters and three letters for E, I and U.

On the base is written Given to family ..... from affecd friend J ....

It measures approx 8cm w x 6cm d. C1840

Date of Manufacture

Opus Antiques has dated this piece to the 1800s.

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SA390648
Opus Antiques
Opus Antiques
Sellingantiques verified Since Oct 2014

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Telephone 07941 285 532
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Opus Antiques
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Antique Spelling box with bone letters
Antique Spelling box with bone letters
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