Cleveland Drawer Box (Original) by Martin Breese

It wasn’t until Dave Powell released his beautiful Victorian Drawer Box that there was anything even close to the Cleveland Drawer Box commissioned by Martin Breese in the UK. This one is from the original run that Martin Breese had made c. 1984.  The newer run from 2005 are actually quite a lot smaller so if you wanted the most useful Mini Drawer Box the original run is what you want. This bad boy will hold TWO full Poker sized decks in their cases 🙂

It is an exceptionally beautiful and well designed Drawer Box. The workmanship is absolutely flawless and from every angle there is nothing to see.

Effect:  (from Martin Breese) This is the most wonderful drawer box that I have ever seen in my life. I once gave John an antique drawer box about 100 years old. I asked him to make me a copy but he hesitated and asked if he could make the box to his own design instead of just making an identical copy.

I was thrilled when years ago John delivered his prototype to me. I pulled out the drawer and asked where the inner drawer was. He told me that it was there but was so thin that it was almost invisible. In fact with this drawer box the entire drawer can be removed and there is absolutely nothing to see. You can put a pack of cards in it and produce it or vanish it. I like to show the box empty by pulling back the drawer and then I close the box. I pull out the drawer again and it has a pack of cards or some other item in it. I then pull out the entire drawer and turn it over and drop the contents on the table. No one has an idea how it works and the photographs below will give you an idea of how it looks.

Ask anyone who has ever seen or purchased one of these fine wooden items from me – you will be told that they are the best that have been produced by anyone ever!

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