When the writing box is unfolded, it offers a slanted writing surface, a drawer to hold inkwells and quills, and plenty of room for paper. NMAH At first glance, the mahogany writing box is unassuming.

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Before desks, and the auspicious arrival of the printing press in 1440, the few Europeans who had use for a pen made do with writing boxes. Portable wood contraptions, with flat or slanted tops, they ...

Click to open image viewer. CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. Alexander Hamilton’s thick mahogany travel desk was made to stand up to constant use. It unfolds in the center to ...

The grand new exhibition on the American Presidency in our National Museum of American History displays hundreds of objects—General Washington's uniform and sword, the hat Lincoln wore the night he ...

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Writing is a mobile art. People do it on laptops, tablets, and phones. They write—or type—while walking, waiting for a doctor appointment, commuting to work, eating dinner. Although writing’s mobility ...

This week a regular customer to the antiques centre came in asking me to value a beautiful writing box that had once been his father's. It is worth a mention as it is very unusual. Portable boxes for ...