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<p>[QUOTE="Shangas, post: 30326, member: 360"]I should point out that this DOES have an angle, otherwise I wouldn't call it a writing <b>*slope*</b>, would I? It's identical to the one in the advertisement and has an angle of the same pitch. </p><p><br /></p><p>Toulmin & Gale did manufacture for the British military, so this MIGHT at some time in its long history been used by a globetrotting diplomat or some manner of army/navy officer. And yes, a price of at least five times what I paid for it would be pretty realistic. Especially here in Australia where these things are so rare.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Shangas, post: 30326, member: 360"]I should point out that this DOES have an angle, otherwise I wouldn't call it a writing [B]*slope*[/B], would I? It's identical to the one in the advertisement and has an angle of the same pitch. Toulmin & Gale did manufacture for the British military, so this MIGHT at some time in its long history been used by a globetrotting diplomat or some manner of army/navy officer. And yes, a price of at least five times what I paid for it would be pretty realistic. Especially here in Australia where these things are so rare.[/QUOTE]
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