What would you keep in a 'gentleman's surprise chair'?

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Deborah K. Mitchell (@Corbin5) recently wrote an interesting post about a ‘gentleman’s surprise chair’. Here is the link: I don’t know why a gentleman should have such a lovely chair with drawers in the arms and a chessboard under the seat although I haven’t quite worked out how you’d play chess while sitting in the chair. Deborah lists six things that the various ‘pockets’ held so I thought I’d give you the six things I’d want in such a nifty chair. Like the gentleman, I’d have an alcoholic beverage and suitable glassware with which to drink it. So that’s #1 and #2. Then I’d have a stash of Lindt chocolates, a puzzle book or three, a pen and perhaps some crochet and the current book I was reading. I’ve lost count now but I’m sure they’d all fit. And, instead of ‘very naughty photos of well-endowed ladies’, maybe I’d have a calendar of male hunks so I knew what day it was. What would you keep in the pockets of such a chair? The photo is of an antique hall-table. It isn't nearly as functional as a 'gentleman's chair'.