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Inkwell and holder of imitation catalin (cast phenolic)
1948-1960
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HMSO ink well, 1950-1995
1950-1995
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Travelling ink well, leather covered copper case
1801-1900
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Shell used as Ink and Paint Well, Egypt, 3000 BCE
3000 BCE
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Set of Chinese Writing Implements, an Ink Well, 1800-1925
1800-1925
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Rectangular ink-well in green catalin plastic.
1948
![](https://coimages.sciencemuseumgroup.org.uk/340/895/large_thumbnail_smg00000200.jpg)
Set of Chinese Writing Implements, an Ink Well, 1800-1925
1800-1925
![](https://coimages.sciencemuseumgroup.org.uk/478/246/large_thumbnail_smg00247711.jpg)
Great Western Railway Ink Well
1869-1901
Silver inkstand
1803
Earthenware inkpot for use with a mechanical substitute for the arms, 1919.
1919
Phenol formaldehyde (Bakelite) inkwell
1920-1935