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INK-1 (Large Master Ink) 9" tall, without original cork. Round form that has 3 bands around the shoulder and base of the bottle. ABM bottle that has the original cork that is attached to a wooden top. This is a label only " Western, Master Ink" bottle with the only embossing being " 32 OZ. " on the shoulder. Bottle and label are in super mint condition and has most of the original ink left in the bottle. Ink was made by Caldwell Ink Co. San Francisco & Oakland and as the label states, among other things : " Made in California under the most favorable climatic conditions in the world " No fading or staining of the label, just a couple of very light scuff marks upon very close examination. NICE! $55.00

INK-2 2" tall, light aqua color, straight sided shape, 1 3/4" across base and top. Base is smooth unlike the above bottle. The top is uneven and has been pushed down into a funnel that extends 3/4 of the way inside of the bottle. Nice crude glass with some swirls in the glass. Bottle is in super mint condition. A great early inkwell. $30.00

INK-3 2" tall, with lid on. Base & shoulder dia. is 2 3/4". BIM, screw top, with a smooth polished lip and smooth base. Clear glass, square form with a brass lid that has a access slider for a pen. Lid also has a glass pen guide attached on the inside. Only embossing is on the base and reads : " JACOBUS PAT. / NOV. 10, 96 ". Glass has some crudeness. Near mint condition bottle except for a small chip on upper corner edge. Still a wonderful ink well. $35.00

INK-4 2 1/8" tall, cork top, white glaze, square form pottery, stoneware ink bottle with a ring lip top. Indented on shoulder for one pen rest. Another unusual ink bottle in mint condition. $30.00

INK-5 2" tall, 1 3/4" base, cork top. Unusual multi-toned tan glaze, square form pottery, stoneware ink bottle with a ring lip top. Indented shoulder for one pen rest. Mint condition and crude for a pottery bottle! $30.00

INK-6 (Rare Inkwell) 2 1/2" tall with top (roof) on, Triangle shaped, molded glass with a brick pattern and rock all around inkwell and shingles on the roof. There is a door on the back panel. Clear glass that has been painted to look like bricks, shingles, and rock. Please see pictures. Embossed on the base : " BLOCK HOUSE / FORT PITT / A* D* / 1764 / COLL BOUQE / PITTSBURGH PA " Super mint condition with no paint loss or fading. This is a very rare & unusual inkwell. $175.00

INK-6A (Metal Cast Inkwell) A very heavy cast piece in the form of an elks head. Please see pictures for a more accurate description. There are 2 clear glass, smooth top ink bottles that fit into inkwell. The two bottles come with metal tops, the same design as the rest of the inkwell. No marks that I can see. Everything is in mint condition except that it looks like one of the antlers on the elk that acts as a pen rest is bent. A very nice piece! $125.00

INK-7 2 1/8" tall, 2" x 1 3/4" base, crude aqua color glass, BIM with a crude ring lip, slightly crocked neck with a smooth base. Shoulder is indented for two pen rests. No embossing. Glass is full of crudeness, bubbles and texture! A mint bottle with character, as you can tell by my pictures! $20.00

INK-7A 2" tall, 2" x 1 3/4" base, dark yellow / green glass, square form ink with a crude tooled ring lip, a slightly crocked neck and a smooth base. Shown first bottle from left. Not embossed. Shoulder is indented for two pen rests. Glass is textured and crude, base is uneven! A very clean, mint specimen. Has some inside dirt that would clean with some TLC. No problems! $40.00

INK-7B 2 1/8" tall, 2" x 1 3/4" base. Second bottle from left in first picture. Light yellow green glass, wonderful color! Ring lip and crocked neck with a smooth base. Shoulder is indented for two pen rests. No embossing. Glass is crude! A mint bottle in a great color. Bottle does have a little dirt in the pen rest area but not bad. My picture does not do the color of this bottle justice. Very nice piece. $30.00

INK-7C 2" tall, 2" x 1 3/4" base, aqua color glass. Third bottle from left in first picture. BIM with a crude tooled lip and a smooth base. Not embossed. One pen rest. Nice crude glass with texture and some small bubbles. Bottle is in mint condition. No chips, stain, cracks, or dings. There is a small, in the making, burst bubble on the left back corner of the pen rest. $18.00

INK-8 2 1/2" tall, 2 3/8" across the base. Crudely formed rolled lip with a open pontil base. Light yellow green color glass umbrella ink bottle that has 8 panels. Near mint condition, this nice ink only has a couple of spots of light inside haze. Some base stain also. There is a little ding on the neck of the bottle that you can see in picture #1. I believe this was done in the forming of the lip. There is no glass missing. I am being super critical of this piece, none of these are bad. Whittle and crude glass make this a nice umbrella ink. No embossing. SOLD

INK-8A 1 1/2" tall, 2 1/2" across the open pontil base, Light teal color glass, umbrella ink that has 8 panels. I was told that this ink was made to go into a well or traveling case and that is why this bottle never had a lip. The top of the bottle has been ground with a stone and does have a flake of glass missing. Whittle and crude glass make this a nice umbrella ink. No embossing. $65.00

INK-9 2 1/2" tall, base is 2 1/2" in diameter. BIM, yellow amber glass, cone shaped bottle with a round collar neck & lip. Smooth base. No embossing. Bottle is in very near mint condition with some nice bubbles in the bottle. A spot of extra glass is attached to the shoulder ring. There are no chips, cracks or dings. A few spots of very light inside haze does exist but does not distract from this bottle A nice cone ink bottle! $25.00

INK-10 Old Chinese Ink 4" tall, BIM with a tooled ring lip and smooth base. Aqua glass, but looks darker because of the dried ink inside of the corked & wax sealed bottle. Square form with camphor corners. Has an octagon shape around shoulder. No embossing. But, it does come with complete box and 98% of the original label. Please see my pictures for more accurate information. The label on the bottle is completely in Chinese. On the front of the box it does say in English, " KWONG YUNE CO. / ( STATIONERS ) / WRITTING ( misspelled ) INK / MADE IN CHINA / 5 OUNCES " A nice piece with no damage to the glass. The label, as stated, does have some minor damage and tears. The box is nice with only the bottom being open. There is also a folded up pamphlet inside the box that has Chinese writing on it. $65.00

INK-10A 3 7/8" tall, BIM with a tooled ring lip and indented smooth base. Lt. aqua glass, square form with camphor corners. Has Chinese writing around top of shoulders. No other embossing. The bottle does have some issues. There is some interesting overall crazing to the glass ( like crackle glass ). The lip has two small chips and a bruise on the very top that can be seen in my picture #3. There are no other problems. Bottle displays near mint and has thousands of air bubbles in the glass. $18.00

(SMALL MASTER INK) INK-11 6" tall, BIM, yellow olive green glass, round form ink bottle with a crude tooled ring lip that has a pour spout . Bottle has a smooth base. The embossing is on the front only and it reads: " OMERTS' / picture of a pen resting on a triangle ". Nice texture to the glass and what a great color! Super mint condition! $110.00

(TRAVELING INK BOTTLE) INK-12 1 3/4" tall with case closed, bottle is aqua glass and rectangle in shape. This ink has a ground and polished top and a smooth base. Case is metal that has a dark red leather cover. Button on front of case releases catch that opens the lid. Please see pictures. Inside of case is green but does have some paint lose and very mild rust on the bottom inside. Bottle seal is intact and does have two cracks. Bottle has very crude glass. One chip on shoulder is the only problem and it looks like it has been there since the bottle was made. A very rare item that one does not see very often, complete and in this near mint condition. $65.00

INK-13 2 1/4" tall, cobalt blue, round with a ABM top and smooth base. Not embossed. Mint bottle with only a small spot of interior haze. $10.00

INK-14 2 1/4" tall, 2" across at the base. Cobalt blue glass, square form with a ABM top and smooth base. Not embossed. Mint bottle with very crude, wavy glass. A nice bottle! $10.00

INK-15 Referred to as a "Boat Ink" 2" tall, 2 3/8" x 1 3/4" base, very unusual clear color glass (picture looks aqua), BIM bottle with a smooth base. Embossed on the base: " SANFORD / 217 / PATENT / APPLIED / FOR ". Back of bottle acts as a pen rest. Bottle is in near mint condition. No chips, cracks, or dings. There are a few spots of light haze or stain. But not to bad. $18.00

INK-16 2 3/4" tall, 2 3/8" base. Light yellow / green color glass, round ink bottle that is a seam over ABM and smooth base. Un-embossed. This is an old bottle with nice color and bubbles in the glass. Super mint condition! A very nice collectable ink bottle. $45.00

INK-17 2 1/2" tall. Base is 1 1/2" wide. Orange amber glass. Square, semi house form ink bottle with (4) slopping shoulders. ABM bottle with a smooth base. Embossed on two of the four sides, first side embossed: "UNIVERSAL (along shoulder) / BRISTOL'S / RECORDER / INK" Second side embossed: "THE BRISTOL CO. / WATERBURY / CONN. U.S.A." Bottle also has the original rubber stopper with " BRISTOL'S PEN FILLER " embossed on the top. There is a label attached to one side that has " RED " written on it. Also, 3/4 full of content. (red ink) Bottle is super mint condition with no chips, cracks, dings or stain! $50.00

INK-17A (Same as above) Older variant of above bottle. 2 1/2" tall. Base is 1 1/2" wide. clear glass (no yellow or pink like shown in pictures). Square, semi house form ink bottle with (4) slopping shoulders. BIM bottle with a smooth base. Embossed on two of the four sides, first side embossed: "BRISTOL'S / RECORDER / INK" Second side embossed: "THE BRISTOL CO. / WATERBURY / CONN. U.S.A." Bottle is in mint condition with no chips, cracks, dings or stain! $35.00

INK-17B 2 3/8" tall. Base is 1 3/8" wide. BIM, clear glass, square, semi house form ink bottle with (4) slopping shoulders. Bottle has a smooth base. Embossed on two of the four sides : first side embossed : "FOXBORO / RECORDER / INK" Second side embossed : "FOXBORO / THE FOXBORO CO. / FOXBORO, MASS. / U.S.A." Bottle is in mint condition with no chips, cracks, dings or stain! $35.00

INK-18 ( QUART MASTER INK ) 9 3/4" tall, cobalt blue glass, ABM with a smooth base that has " CARTERS " embossed on it. 6 sided with gothic arches on each panel. At the bottom of each panel is embossed 2 letters which spells " CARTER / CARTER ". A very clean bottle in super mint condition. $150.00

INK-19 2" tall, 2" square base, clear glass, ABM, round cylinder neck with a square footed base. Embossed on four panels around base: " SANFORDS " / " FOUNTAIN " / " PEN " / " INK ". Condition of bottle is mint with no chips, cracks, stain, scratches or dings. $35.00

INK-20 2 3/4" tall. Base is 1 5/8" wide. Vibrant, cobalt blue glass. Square semi house shaped ink with (4) slopping shoulders. ABM bottle with a smooth base. Embossed on two of the four sides " CLAR - O - TYPE ". Bottle is super mint condition! $30.00

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9" tall, round form, clear glass, ABM cork top with original metal pour spout & cap. This is a large master ink. Embossed around base : " SANFORD'S INKS " Bottle has 99.99% of original label left. There are two corners that have small pieces missing and a few stains from where the ink was spilled on the label. These are not bad, please see pictures. Bottle is in mint condition and does have about 1/3 of the ink left in the bottle. Bottle does have some dirt on the neck and shoulder area that would clean off easily. I did not what to take a chance of ruining the nice colorful label! On each side of the label are advertisements for different Sanford's products.

3 3/4" tall x 2 1/4" across base. Lt. yellow / green glass, round form. BIM with a tooled ring lip and smooth base. Embossed vertically down front of bottle: "JEILMAN". A nice bottle in mint condition. This ink is a little larger than usual.

(EARLY 1800's INKWELL) 1 7/8" tall, conical shape, 2 1/8" at the top tapering down to a 1 1/2" base. Base has a nice 1/2" open pontil scar. The top has been tooled and pushed down into a funnel that extends 3/4 of the way inside of the bottle. Nice cobalt blue glass with some crudeness and small bubbles. Bottle is in mint condition with only a spot of inside dirt or ink that would clean out with some TLC. A great early inkwell in a very rare color!

2" tall, 2 3/4" across base, lt. aqua color glass, BIM with a lip that looks to be flared. Smooth base, dome or door-knob shaped ink. Embossed on front: " UNION INK CO. / SPRINGFIELD / MASS. " Very good condition with no cracks, dings or stain. There are some small nibs of glass missing from the lip, shown in picture #4. Bottle displays mint. Some nice crude glass on this circa 1870-80's bottle.

2 1/4" tall, 2 3/4" long. Clear glass figural barrel form. Has 5 rings on each side of a stone ground lip. No embossing. Base has a ring like pontil ( smooth ) so bottle sits upright and to one side for use. Looks like it is a three part mold. Please see pictures. Glass is very crude and clean. No stain, haze, dings, or cracks. About 1/3 of the ground lip has some chipping due to the stone grinding process. Please see picture #2. I would consider this bottle to be very near mint since there is no damage from use.

2" tall, lt. aqua glass, BIM, with a ring lip and a smooth base. Shoulder of bottle is indented for one pen rest. Very unusually shaped ink bottle! Please see pictures. No embossing. Bottle is in n-mint condition with the only problem being some lt. outside and inside haze and even that is being finicky. Still, a very nice bottle.

2 3/4" tall, 2 1/8" across the base, cone shape ink bottle in light aqua glass, BIMAL, with an applied ring lip and a smooth base that has a 4 point star and the letter N embossed on it. Embossed on the front in an arch: " L. H. THOMAS / INK " Bottle is in good condition with the only problems being some light overall outside and inside haze and 3 pin point flakes missing from the lip of the bottle. Still, a very nice ink bottle.

2 1/2" tall, base is 2 1/2" in diameter. BIM, yellow amber glass, cone shaped bottle with a round collar neck & lip. Smooth base. No embossing. Bottle is in mint condition with hundreds of small bubbles through out the bottle and some nice crude, wavy glass. This can be seen in picture #1 & 2 No chips, cracks, stain or dings. A nice, crude cone ink bottle!

2 1/2" tall, base is 2 1/2" in diameter. ABM, cobalt blue glass, cone shaped bottle with a round collar neck & lip. Smooth base. No embossing. Bottle is dug and does have some over all haze. This can be seen in picture #1 & 4 No chips, cracks or dings. A nice, unusual color for a cone ink!

2 1/2" tall, base is 2 1/2" in diameter. BIM, yellow / green glass, cone shaped bottle with a round collar neck & lip. Smooth base. No embossing. Bottle is dug and does have some over all haze. This can be seen in picture #1 & 3. Also, picture #2 looks like there is a ding on the lip and a ping on the neck. This is due to the lighting. No ding on the lip. But, there is a "in the making" defect on the neck No chips, cracks, heavy stain or dings. A nice, unusual color for a cone ink!

3 1/8" tall, BIM, with a ring lip and smooth base, there is also a ring around the shoulder of the bottle. light yellow / green glass. The shape of this bottle is very unusual. Super mint condition with some inside dirt that would clean with a scrubbing. Quite a few bubbles and stretch marks in the neck areas. No chips, cracks, dings, or stain. No embossing.

2" tall, 2" across the base, BIM, with a ring lip and smooth base, there is also a ring around the shoulder and base of the bottle. Embossed within the two rings is: " WILLIAMS & CARLETON / HARTFORD, CT. ". light yellow aqua glass. This bottle is in good, clean condition. There is a inside the lip bruise. Very hard to see! No other chips, cracks, dings, or stain.

(LARGE MASTER INK) 9 1/4" tall, cobalt blue glass with lighter color in the shoulder area. Bottle has a tooled lip that has a pour spout. Bottle has a smooth base. Embossed in a square: " S. S. STAFFORD'S INKS / MADE IN U. S. A. / THIS BOTTLE CONTAINS ONE FULL QUART ". Bottle has a few scuffs but no chips or cracks. There are a couple of spots of inside dirt that look like they would clean with some TLC. Also, there is one spot of stain that runs from the top of the shoulder to the base on the left side of the bottle, shown in second to the last picture. A nice large ink despite my over accurate description.

(SMALL MASTER INK) 6" tall, cobalt blue glass with lighter color in the shoulder area. Bottle has a tooled lip that has a pour spout. Bottle has a smooth base. A smaller sized master ink that is not often seen. Embossed in a square: " S. S. STAFFORD'S INKS " / " MADE IN U. S. A. ". Bottle has a few scuffs and a pin point ding near the base on the back side of the bottle. The lip has a dark spot in it. (potstone?) No cracks, scratches, or stain.

2 3/4" tall, 2 3/8" base. Dark strawberry puce color glass, round ink bottle that is a seam over ABM and smooth base. Un-embossed. This is an old bottle with nice color and has darker swirls of color in the glass as shown in my pictures. Super mint condition! A very nice collectable ink bottle.

(Bottle on left in first picture) 2 3/4" tall, 2 3/8" base. Light greenish / yellow color glass, round ink bottle that is a seam over ABM and smooth base. Un-embossed. This is an old bottle with nice color and a lot of bubbles in the glass. Also, some nice wavy, unevenness to the glass! Super mint condition! A great, crude collectable ink bottle.

71/4" tall, BIM, with a double collar rig lip, lt. sun colored purple glass. Very nice square form with protruding corners that make the panels look sunken in. Embossed on front panel: " SANFORD'S / SMCO (monogram) / INK'S " base is embossed: " PATENTED JUNE 2 - 91 ". A nice mint bottle with no faults at all, good color.

5 3/4" tall, lt. olive green glass, square form with slopping shoulders and camphor corners, BIM, with a ring lip & smooth base. Embossed on front only: " TREMONIA / (within a circle) a figure of a horse & rider / WSAG ". Near mint condition, this bottle does have a couple of small pin point pings on one of the back corners. Also, has some light scratches. No other problems. Still, a very nice master ink bottle that, I am told, comes from Europe.

2 1/2" tall. Base is 1 1/2" wide. Orange amber glass. Square, semi house shaped ink with (4) slopping shoulders. ABM bottle with a smooth base. Embossed on two of the four sides, first side embossed: "UNIVERSAL (along shoulder) / BRISTOL'S / RECORDER / INK" Second side embossed: "THE BRISTOL CO. / WATERBURY / CONN. U.S.A." Bottle is near mint condition with some light scuffing and ground marks. No chips, cracks, dings or stain!

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