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Bottles of Ink - Artifacts

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Two bottles of fountain pen ink and one bottle of drawing ink. A: H: 8.25:. W: 3.25", D: 2", Hour glass shape clear glass bottle, sides have vertical grooves and exend upward into rounded shoulders. Narrow neck has a blue painted metal bottle cap which is rusting around the edges. On the front of the bottle is square gold colored label with black printing "Golden's Aniline Fountain Pen Ink, Does not thicken, No sediment, Non - Corrosive - - The Golden Ink Co. San Francisco, Los Angeles" Bottle is about half full. B: H: 8.5", W: 2.5", D: 2.5", Tall clear glass bottle with rounded shoulders and long neck and moulded into the front " Contents 16 Fl. oz.". Metal bottle cap is painted gold and is corroding. Square gold colored label with black printing in the front: Golden's Aniline Fountain Pen Ink, No sediment, Will not thicken, Non - Corrosive - - The Golden Ink Company San Francisco" Bottle is full. C: H: 3.75", Dia: 1.25", Short round clear glass bottle with rounded shoulders narrow neck. Moulded into the glass is raised printing: "1 oz." and on the bottom: " F. Weber Co. Phila". White label glued around circumfrence has black printing: "Weber Waterproof Drawing Ink Black, Made in Philadelphia, USA, By F. Weber Co. Inc., 1 oz." Inserted in the neck is black plastic stopper which extends into cone shape and has a brush extending inside the bottle. The black ink has hardened into a ball. the bottle is stored in a white box with black printing: "Weber Waterproof Drawing Ink". Above the symbol of a sphynx and the initial W, "est. 1854"
Object ID
1997.055.036