Ink Bottle

DWScottDWScott
edited December 2013 in Question and Answer
I have not been able to find anything on the internet about this bottle (maybe I just don't know where to look). Thank you for any help. on the bottom it shows "NO 5 STANFORD
PATENED NOV.17,1891
AND
NOV.22,1892" it measures apx. 3.125" wide, 2.125" deep and 2.25" tall.

Is there any to clean, or should it be left alone?

DW Scott

Comments

  • ChrisChris
    It is probably enough to say that there are a huge number of ink bottle and inkwell molds. William Covill's book documents nearly 2000 and it is by no means comprehensive. His book has a chapter devoted to inks with offset necks and also odd shapes, but an exact match is not among those listed.

    Yours is late 19th century and has a pen rest.

    It has some value but not a whole heck of a lot - it could be cleaned but given the extent of the etching, it is not going to come out like new. If it were me, I would leave it as it is.
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