Category: Boxes

Writing boxes or writing slopes

Writing boxes, or writing slopes, were popularĀ  from the late 1700’s through to the late 1800’s. They were the laptops of their day-they were portable and private, they contained receptacles for inkwells (that didn’t spill), pens, writing paper, a ruler (flat or round), envelopes, stamps, sealing wax and also provided a convenient surface to write …