NOTE AGE WEAR AND WOOD SHRINKAGE: CRACKS ACROSS THE SURFACE OF LARGER PANELS
METAL PLAQUE READS: “CECIL RUTHERFURD 1ST JAN 1875”
BOX CONTAINS: AMBROTYPE PHOTOGRAPH, TWO EMPTY GLASS INKWELLS WITH BRASS LIDS, REMOVABLE TRAY COMPARTMENTS, REMOVABLE WRITING SURFACE.
BRASS INLAY HAS COME OUT IN SOME PLACES AND TUCKED BACK IN.
SECRET DRAWER COMPARTMENT HAS BEEN FIXED.
NOTE LOCK MECHANISM SEEMS TO HAVE BEEN BROKEN OFF.