Dispatch box

Brown leather dispatch box which came with the papers of Lieutenant John George Haggard (1850-1908). Also contained inside, a silk-lined leather document slip and a tin dispatch container of oval section. The box is rectangluar with a hinged lid, lock and key and brass handles on the ends. Inside is a tray divided into seven compartments. The whole is japanned black, with a yellow band on the lid. The tin case fits exactly into a leather -covered composition outer case, with a let down flap at the front and a leather strap to secure. It is lined with wool fabric. Luggage labels stuck to the exterior are inscribed as follows: 'P & O Cabin & Berth No', 'A mettre dans la Cabine', 'Gd Hotel de Geneve Marsaille', 'London & South Western Ry'.

Object Details

ID: AAA3431
Type: Dispatch box
Display location: Not on display
Date made: before 1908
People: Haggard, John George
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 203 mm x 432 mm x 305 mm