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Inkwell from Office of Metropolitan Commissioners in Lunacy

Inkwell from Office of Metropolitan Commissioners in Lunacy

1828-1914

Ink pot in form of skull

Ink pot in form of skull

Rectangular ink-well in green catalin plastic.

Rectangular ink-well in green catalin plastic.

1948

Great Western Railway Ink Well

Great Western Railway Ink Well

1869-1901

Shell used as Ink and Paint Well, Egypt, 3000 BCE

Shell used as Ink and Paint Well, Egypt, 3000 BCE

3000 BCE

Travelling ink well, leather covered copper case

Travelling ink well, leather covered copper case

1801-1900

HMSO ink well, 1950-1995

HMSO ink well, 1950-1995

1950-1995

Set of Chinese Writing Implements, an Ink Well, 1800-1925

Set of Chinese Writing Implements, an Ink Well, 1800-1925

1800-1925

Set of Chinese Writing Implements, an Ink Well, 1800-1925

Set of Chinese Writing Implements, an Ink Well, 1800-1925

1800-1925

Inkwell and holder of imitation catalin (cast phenolic)

Inkwell and holder of imitation catalin (cast phenolic)

1948-1960

Inkpot

Inkpot

1900-1930

Silver inkstand, with glass and silver ink wells, by Matthew Boulton, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England, 1803. The inkstand consists of sand and ink wells as well as a taper and snuffer for heating the sealing wax.

Silver inkstand

1803

Empty black inkwell, made of glass with a metal lid, (stored in the writing desk of the Office of the Metropolitan Commissioners in Lunacy)

Empty black inkwell

1828-1914

Phenol formaldehyde (Bakelite) inkwell, in two screw fitting parts, in imitation walnut (brown/black), by Velos Limited, England, 1920-1935. Trademarked: VELOS MARK, REGD. DESIGN/ No 775599, No 1219, IMPROVED NONSPILL.

Phenol formaldehyde (Bakelite) inkwell

1920-1935

Ink well, glass, London Midland & Scottish Railway, circular with round flat base, "L.M.S" etched on glass

Ink well from London Midland and Scottish Railway

Ink pot, MSLR (Mid-Suffolk Light Railway). Ceramic.

Ink pot, Mid-Suffolk Light Railway

Earthenware inkpot for use with a mechanical substitute for the arms, 1919.

Earthenware inkpot for use with a mechanical substitute for the arms, 1919.

1919

Brass inkwell

Brass inkwell