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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Shangas, post: 10473052, member: 360&quot;]The thing about writing slopes is that they lasted a long time, the better part of 300 years, from about 1600-ish, up to around the early 1900s. </p><p><br /></p><p>A lot of writing slopes had secret compartments, some better hidden than others. </p><p><br /></p><p>Brass fittings on writing slopes were added for both practical, and decorative reasons. Practical in the sense that they reinforced the wood, and strengthened weak spots (corners, etc), and didn&#039;t rust, and decorative in the sense that they added flair and panache. </p><p><br /></p><p>Some writing slopes were very, very basic. Others were incredibly elaborate. And they came in a whole range of configurations. If I said that there were half a dozen styles of writing slopes, I&#039;m sure someone could easily find six more styles that I hadn&#039;t thought of.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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