The Canterbury Box

1 5/8" x 1 5/8" x 1 3/4"
Constructed of board, paper, brass, mahogany, and glass and metal beads

A neat and mysterious box in the Edwardian style, somber and elegant in its color and proportions. Its purpose is obscure. It may be an unknown kind of Philosophical instrument, as it bears a strong stylistic resemblance to the "OXFORD" box offered elsewhere on this site. The lid opens to reveal an interior lined with astronomical maps, with a small bell depending from the underside of the lid. One possibility is that this was an device purpose-made by its inventor, a field instrument used to investigate the relationship between sound and celestial observations, although it shows no sign of wear.

This product was added to our catalog  October 24, 2009