My First Ink Well

[romeo-1]

Got out for an hour this morning and found my first ink well. Found in the river just below the silt. Couple others as well.

 

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[jgas]

Nice clear cone ink, medicine and what appears to be a vaseline jar. Keep it going. The cone is quite old. jgas

 

[creeper71]

Nice clear cone ink, medicine and what appears to be a vaseline jar. Keep it going. The cone is quite old. jgas

The clear cone is pretty common tho..correct?

 

[jgas]

Yea Creeper, the clear ones are really common. I like the amber and green ones. I wish I had a picture of the boot ink that my buddy dug the other day. Its also clear but its in the shape of a boot. Strange find but cool. jgas

 

[romeo-1]

Can this be more accurately dated by the embossing on the bottom?

 

[jgas]

Well I would say 1890's to early 1900's. Some Carters have embossing with 1897 on base or earlier. So somewhere in that range is going to be all I can say. Still quite old and another look in tha same area where you found this one would be in order for sure. jgas