1800s Traveling Writing Desk

[@russpury]

I have one of those, almost identical. My cloth cover is continuous across the hinge, but has a couple of moth holes in it. Somewhere I heard the name of the fabric that covered it, but I've forgotten.

[@debcarroll8192]

I have a similar writing slope to yours, and mine has secret drawers. Have you checked yours for any secret compartments?

[@delflorida2480]

Jane Austen wrote allher novels on such a 'writing box'/ portable writing desK

[@debcarroll8192]

I was about to write the same thing, and then I saw you had beaten me to it!