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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Shangas, post: 9536157, member: 360&quot;]I&#039;ve collected writing boxes for years, and yes, this is rough. </p><p><br /></p><p>That said, it could be repaired/restored, if you had a mind to. </p><p><br /></p><p>The leaves (the wooden slats that make up the writing surface) are easily measured &amp; replaced. As is the skiver (the leather writing-top). </p><p><br /></p><p>Just keep in mind that if you decide to do that, that the leaves are GLUED ONTO THE BOX using LEATHER or CLOTH HINGES. </p><p><br /></p><p>There&#039;s no nails, and no screws. Only glue. Same goes for the skiver that goes over the top. </p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;ve done all kinds of things to boxes like these. Cutting keys, replacing / gluing skivers, fixing the inkwells...it is a lot of effort, I won&#039;t lie. </p><p><br /></p><p>A box in fully-working, restored condition can be worth a lot of money, but to get that money, it has to have everything going for it. </p><p><br /></p><p>A lot of boxes like these were torn up and smashed in the 1900s when fountain pens became a thing, because it wasn&#039;t necessary to carry a whole box with you anymore, and they simply got forgotten about.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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