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Yes, he was brilliant but flawed. I wonder if collectors have ever found anything interesting in the secret drawers.

Mervyn- Thanks for the helpful information. "Writing Slopes" is a useful key-word phrase to search with. I am thinking of buying one someday. That is separate from my sometime interest in Lawrence. He must have been very depressed post-war, when his beloved Arabs were double-crossed (in his eyes) by England and France as they carved up the Middle East for their empires, and because he could no longer range freely, solo, in exotic lands and use his gifts. He also may have had some long-simmering PTSD from the war. I have to read his "Seven Pillars of Wisdom" sometime, and get an edition that doesn't have too many bits deleted, as happened to some other editions.

This photo depicts a piece of field kit used by the actor Peter O'Toole in the movie "Lawrence of Arabia." An enquiry to the (British) National Army Museum resulted in a letter stating that--in their opinion--it was a "writing case" that was "not an item of military issue equipment. Officers usually purchased their own equipment according to taste and need." Has anyone ever seen one of these items, or seen one for sale? Thanks for your feedback.