Writing Travel Cases
Writing travel cases are portable cases designed to contain the instruments and materials required for writing during journeys. These cases allowed travellers to carry pens, paper and other correspondence materials in an organised form.
During the nineteenth century portable writing equipment formed an important part of personal travel equipment.
Writing and Correspondence
Letter writing formed an essential part of communication during the nineteenth century. Travellers often required portable writing equipment in order to write letters or documents while away from home.
Writing travel cases allowed these materials to be carried safely during travel.
Portable Writing Equipment
A writing travel case could contain pens, ink containers, paper and other materials used for correspondence. These objects were arranged within compartments designed to organise and protect the items contained within the case.
Fitted Interiors
Many writing travel cases contained fitted interiors designed to hold writing instruments and materials securely in place. Compartments were often lined with leather, velvet or silk to protect delicate items.
This fitted arrangement prevented movement during travel and ensured that writing equipment remained organised within the case.
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Construction of Writing Travel Cases
Writing travel cases were typically constructed with rigid exteriors designed to protect their contents during transport. The interior of the case was carefully arranged to organise the writing instruments and materials contained within it.
This construction reflected the wider tradition of fitted case making associated with travel equipment.
The Leuchars Tradition
The Leuchars firm became associated with fitted cases designed to contain personal instruments and accessories used during travel. Writing travel cases form part of the wider tradition of case making connected with dressing cases and travelling equipment.
Leuchars London ® continues the traditions associated with the historic craft of case making.
