Odd Jacobus Jar ?

[mojjax]

It's 1 3/4 inches tall .

Marked - JACOBUS PAT NOV. 10 96 AUG. 11th 1903


The screw lid has a little "slideing slot " and a glass insert under it .

 

[Montana Jim]

I found an OLD eBay add... the pictures are long gone but it's advertised as an ink jar.

Same embossed wording/date.

Update: It's a suspicious eBay listing I think since I cannot find any similar references? I don't know..

 

[Mackaydon]

Getting closer: http://www.google.com/patents/about?id=PEJjAAAAEBAJ&dq=Jacobus+ink&ie=ISO-8859-1&output=html
Don.....
Note his name is James W. Jacobus

 

[Mackaydon]

Spot on ID SWR!!

 

[mojjax]

Thank you , Montana J. , Mackaydon, and SWR !

 

[allen]

good job on the id guys.