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If the neutral bar is original, and the castellated nuts on the paxolin plate make me think it is, then it is likely to be late 1940s / early 1950s. Had it been earlier it would have been DP fused, as IIRC the changeover followed the amendments to the 11th edition. Prentice were quite a big second-tier manufacturer, cheaper than the likes of MEM, Crabtree etc.
 
Here is my Prento 6 way DP fusebord. It's really neat and compact. The fuse carriers are in good condition, rated 15A max, though at least one has a 30A wire in it. There is a rectangular screw for each row that you turn 90 degrees and then the row of fuses hinges to the left to access the wiring behind. There was a piece of asbestos board between the 2 rows but I don't know where that has gone, it was there the last time I looked... All the conductor stumps left connected are all black as the red wrapping on the upper row has all fallen off, the black wrapping has almost fallen off. The wires look like the sort often found in lead sheathed twin.
Oh look I've started rambling again.
[ElectriciansForums.net] Interesting old wooden fusebox

[ElectriciansForums.net] Interesting old wooden fusebox

[ElectriciansForums.net] Interesting old wooden fusebox
 
And you just pull the split-pin out and the bar comes free to give maximum access for pulling cables through conduits etc. Some countries that for a long time preferred custom-made panels with individual fuseholders and isolators often had hinge-out arrangements. Aus and NZ for example, where the whole panel would swing away from the frame for wiring access.

I recently got a glass-fronted 6-way Telac with a separately hinged section of the frame to access the wiring side. I have yet to find one with an original lock complete with original key. Sadly the person the Telac one came from did a terrible job of packing it and it was damaged in transit. Thankfully all the ceramic bits and even the glass are intact, but the wood is split in a few places and the hinges bent. I don't know why he didn't put it in a box, surely that's obvious? It's not the first time I have received a mangled fusebox through skimpy packing though.
 

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