Reading and Writing


Tunbridge Ware for Reading and Writing


Literacy amongst the British public advanced dramatically during the Victorian age in tandem with the new postal system as did the sale of portable writing slopes alongside writing accessories and reading materials


Introduced by Rowland Hill  in 1840 with the now prepaid low cost ‘Penny Post’ alternative saw the number of letters sent the UK double in the first year and doubled yet again within a decade. Prior to 1840 those receiving mail had been responsible for payment.


The makers of Tunbridge Ware capitalised upon the growing demand not only writing slopes, sometimes referred to as desk boxes, but also other essentials for both the home office including paper knives, stamp boxes , inkstands, desk thermometers, blotters pen trays and much more


Makers of desk lamps were also to benefit from an age that at its peak by 1889 was able to offer twelve posts a day in London. This enabled those in receipt of the first post of the day at 7.30am to send a reply and receive a response from the initial sender that same evening  by 7.30pm. Currently "Disgusted of Tunbridge Wells" rarely receives the single daily post on time.


People also read far more extensively than they do today. This also caught the attention of the manufactories of Tunbridge Wells  who produced reading stands, book ends, book marks, page turners and more in Tunbridge ware.

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Tunbridge Ware Stationery Box Depicting The Pantiles by Henry Hollamby c1870

Tunbridge Ware Stationery Box Depicting The Pantiles by Henry Hollamby c1870

A very fine Tunbridge ware stationery box with image of the Pantiles in excellent condition. For more antique treen, including a wide range of Tunbridge ware boxes, please visit Scottish Antiques online store.

£850.00

Tunbridge Ware Stamp Box c1890

Tunbridge Ware Stamp Box c1890

A very fine Tunbridge ware box from c1890 in excellent condition. For more antique treen, including a wide range of Tunbridge ware trinket boxes, please visit Scottish Antiques online store.

£75.00

Tunbridge Ware Bookslide c1880

Tunbridge Ware Bookslide c1880

A very fine Tunbridge ware bookslide from c1880 in good condition. For more antique treen, including a wide range of Tunbridge ware for sale, please visit Scottish Antiques' online store.

£165.00

Tunbridge Ware Bookslide Featuring Glena Cottage Killarney c1880

Tunbridge Ware Bookslide Featuring Glena Cottage Killarney c1880

A very fine Tunbridge ware bookslide featuring Glena Cottage made c1880 in excellent condition. For more antique treen, including a wide range of Tunbridge ware boxes, please visit Scottish Antiques online store.

£225.00

Pair Egyptian Revival Bookends c1930

Pair Egyptian Revival Bookends c1930

Pair Egyptian Revival Bookends c1930

£390.00

Tunbridge Ware Book Slide with Floral Mosaics c1870

Tunbridge Ware Book Slide with Floral Mosaics c1870

A very fine Tunbridge Ware book slide with floral mosaics from c1870 in excellent condition. For more antique treen, including a range of antique book slides, please visit Scottish Antiques online store.

£220.00

Edmund Nye Tunbridge Ware Stamp Box c1865

Edmund Nye Tunbridge Ware Stamp Box c1865

A very fine Edmund Nye Tunbridge ware stamp box from c1865 in excellent condition. For more antique treen, including a wide range of Tunbridge ware boxes, please visit Scottish Antiques online store.

£130.00

Tunbridge Ware Stamp Box c1890

Tunbridge Ware Stamp Box c1890

A very fine Tunbridge ware stamp box from c1890 in good condition. For more Tunbridge ware boxes please visit Scottish Antiques' online store.

£60.00

Tunbridge Ware Book Slide With Floral Mosaics c1860

Tunbridge Ware Book Slide With Floral Mosaics c1860

A very fine Tunbridge ware book slide with floral mosaics from c1860 in excellent condition. For more antique treen, including a wide range of Tunbridge ware, please visit Scottish Antiques online store.

£225.00

Tunbridge Ware Book Slide with Floral Mosaic and Eridge Castle c1850

Tunbridge Ware Book Slide with Floral Mosaic and Eridge Castle c1850

A very fine Tunbridge Ware book slide decorated with a floral mosaic and Eridge Castle from c1870. For more antique treen, including a wide range of Tunbridge Ware, please visit Scottish Antiques online store.

£245.00

Tunbridge Ware - A Writing Slope with Floral Mosaics c1870

Tunbridge Ware - A Writing Slope with Floral Mosaics c1870

Tunbridge Ware - A Writing Slope with Floral Mosaics c1870

£565.00

Tunbridge Ware - A Writing Slope Depicting Battle Abbey Gatehouse c1870

Tunbridge Ware - A Writing Slope Depicting Battle Abbey Gatehouse c1870

Tunbridge Ware - A Writing Slope, Battle Abbey Gatehouse

£625.00

A Very Fine Tunbridge Ware Writing Slope c1850

A Very Fine Tunbridge Ware Writing Slope c1850

A Very Fine Tunbridge Ware Writing Slope c1845. This unlabelled piece has all the hallmarks of an example of Edmund Nye's work at the time when his working relationship with Thomas Barton had started to mature; This is a more accomplished design than thos

£680.00

Tunbridge Ware - A Very Fine Large Robert Vorley Stationery Document Box 1978

Tunbridge Ware - A Very Fine Large Robert Vorley Stationery Document Box 1978

Tunbridge Ware - A very Large Robert Vorley Stationery/Document Box 1978

£950.00

A Tunbridge Ware Writing Stand with Floral Mosaic Bands c1880

A Tunbridge Ware Writing Stand with Floral Mosaic Bands c1880

A Tunbridge Ware Writing Stand with Floral Mosaic Bands

£325.00

Tunbridge Ware - An  Early Writing Slope with Geometric Designs c1835

Tunbridge Ware - An Early Writing Slope with Geometric Designs c1835

An Early Tunbridge Ware Writing Slope with Geometric Designs

£450.00

A Large Tunbridge Ware Bookslide with Hever Castle and Floral Mosaics c1850

A Large Tunbridge Ware Bookslide with Hever Castle and Floral Mosaics c1850

A Large Tunbridge Ware Bookslide with Hever Castle and Floral Mosaics c1850

£245.00

Tunbridge Ware Stationery Box with Isometric Cubes and Floral Mosaic c1870

Tunbridge Ware Stationery Box with Isometric Cubes and Floral Mosaic c1870

Tunbridge Ware Stationery Box with Isometric Cubes and Floral Mosaic c1870

£385.00

A Fine Leather Bound Tunbridge Ware Blotter Book c1855

A Fine Leather Bound Tunbridge Ware Blotter Book c1855

A Fine Leather Bound Tunbridge Ware Blotter Book c1855

£425.00

Tunbridge Ware Wedge Shaped Stationery Box c1860

Tunbridge Ware Wedge Shaped Stationery Box c1860

Tunbridge Ware Wedge Shaped Stationery Box c1860

£475.00

Tunbridge Ware Stationery Box c1870

Tunbridge Ware Stationery Box c1870

A superb Tunbridge Ware three division stationery box. Mosaic spray of flowers on a domed lid with floral and foliate border. Floral band around the box. Decorative paper lining

£380.00

Tunbridge Ware Stationery Box Hever Castle c1870

Tunbridge Ware Stationery Box Hever Castle c1870

A fine Tunbridge Ware stationery box depicting Hever castle. Hever was home for the cause of the English Reformation whose charms were such that Henry VIII made Anne Boleyn wife number two. Having been found guilty of witchcraft, plotting to kill the king

£800.00

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