Featured Fold-up Writing Case (Ca. 1950)

Discussion in 'Antique Discussion' started by Shangas, May 27, 2018.

  1. Shangas

    Shangas Underage Antiques Collector and Historian

    This was $10.00 at my local flea-market, and I think it's just adorable!

    Anybody who knows anything about me here will probably know that I have an unhealthy obsession with antique and vintage writing equipment and writing cases/boxes. Anyway, this is one I got this morning.

    Closed:
    writcase04.jpg

    Open (the gold fountain pen is mine, I added it for scale)... writcase01.jpg

    Up: writcase02.jpg

    Down... writcase03.jpg

    Upside-down... writcase05.jpg

    From the side... writcase06.jpg
     
    Shangas, May 27, 2018
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  2. johnnycb09

    johnnycb09 Well-Known Member

    Love it !
     
    johnnycb09, May 27, 2018
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  3. Shangas

    Shangas Underage Antiques Collector and Historian

    I checked all the pockets and took out all the paperwork that came with it (envelopes, notepaper, an old letter from 1964 etc), and I found the remnants of a pocket calendar down the back.

    A calendar from 1950!

    So it's at least that old. I'd say this was made sometime between 1945-1950.
     
    Shangas, May 27, 2018
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  4. Caribou's House

    Caribou's House Well-Known Member

    What are the instructions for?
    Seems a very simple open and shut case.
     
    Caribou's House, May 27, 2018
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  5. Bronwen

    Bronwen Well-Known Member

    The hardware looks needlessly complicated & heavy if all it does is open & close (an open & shut case?) Does it open all the way back & become a writing slope?
     
    Bronwen, May 27, 2018
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