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Country House Letter Box by Army & Navy.

From our boxes collection, we are pleased to offer this Victoria Regina Crowned country house letterbox. The letterbox of square form crafted from English oak with a hinged door featuring an enamelled collection times plaque and a mail viewing port. The lid with a brass plaque having VR (Victoria Regina) enamelled initials and the crown above the posting slot and ‘letter box’.  The letter box was manufactured by Army & Navy C.S.L with a makers plaque located to the rear of the door.

The letter box comes complete with a working lock and key.

Oak is a well known and very popular wood due to its different types and strength yielding many uses. It can have a very simple clean look or a highly figured finish varying from tree to tree. European Oak can be Golden-yellow to light brown in colour. Brown Oak is from the United Kingdom and its name is derived from its red-brown colour which resulted from an attack by “beef-steak” fungus. This usually gives the wood an even colour, however, sometimes the wood can be streaked with a light brown giving it the name Tiger Oak.

Army & Navy C.S.L was established in 1871 as the Army & Navy Co-operative Society Ltd (Army & Navy C.S.L), the company started life as a large cooperative department store that supplied British military officers and their families during the 19th century. The society became a limited company in the 1930s and purchased multiple independent department stores during the 1950s and 1960s. In 1973, the Army and Navy Stores group was acquired by House of Fraser which itself was acquired by Icelandic investment company, Baugur Group, in late 2006, and then by Sports Direct in 2018.

With every purchase from Mark Goodger Antiques, you will receive our latest catalogue, a Certificate of Authenticity, detailed care instructions for your chosen piece and an independent invoice (for insurance purposes) will be enclosed. As well as being protected by a no-hassle, money-back policy, your piece will be entirely insured during the shipping process to ensure the safety of your item.

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