BY THE ARMY AND NAVY CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY, LATE 19TH CENTURY

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A VICTORIAN BRASS-MOUNTED TEAK CAMPAIGN CHEST
BY THE ARMY AND NAVY CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY, LATE 19TH CENTURY
Of two sections with an arrangement of five short and three long drawers, one drawer with plaque inscribed ARMY & NAVY C.S.L. MAKERS
45 ½ in. (114.4 cm.) high, 44 ¾ in. (113.7 cm.) wide, 21 ½ in. (54.5 cm.) deep

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Lot Essay

The Army & Navy Co-Operative Society, Limited, of 105 Victoria Street, London, was the most popular military and civilian outfitter from its establishment in 1871 through World War II. See Nicholas A. Brawer, British Campaign Furniture, Elegance under canvas, 1740-1914, New York, 2001.

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