CHECK THIS ONE OUT! LOCOMOTIVE INK 1874

[Land-Sea]

Check this piece out. Called a locomotive ink. Patent date of 1874. Very clean piece. I bought a box of 70 shot glasses. On getting them all home and unwrapped I found two ink wells, one was a church, and this was the other. I think its a winner.

[caratjuice]

Pretty nice, I know when you google it, the words, rare and highly sought after, stand out in the description.

[Kentucky Kache]

Now, that's a find. WTG.

[Angela (Australia)]

Hello Land-sea,
whatever you do, take the train ink to a reputable dealer to get it valued. I think it'll be worth a hefty sum. Also the church ink. Some of the blue inks in the shape of a house can be worth up to $4000.00 here in Australia. If your ink is rare, it might also be nice to keep it. I have a bottle that's rare, and been offered 1,200.00 for it, but I don't think I'll ever dig another like it! But then, you never know!
Cheers Angela

[suwannee pirate]

Nice Find! Real nice shape too, Angela has it right , hang on to it for a while it will only go up in value . Bob

[MSgtUSAF]

Nice Ink well.
One like it sold on EBAY recently fro $1350.

http://cgi.ebay.com/Rare-Lochman-Loc...QQcmdZViewItem

MSgt

[gldhntr]

that would buy alot of shot glasses and a bottle or two of liquid refreshment to try them out with...........g

[PBK]

This might be of interest.

Source: http://www.bottlebooks.com/Bottledes.../inkloco95.gif

The bottle design was first patented by Charles L. Lochman, then of Carlisle, Pennsylvania, on October 13, 1874.
There are two sizes; the larger has "LOCOMOTIVE INK" on one side.