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Crown Travel Inkwell
82770
Height
2 3/4" (6.98 cm)
Width
2 1/4" (5.46 cm)
Depth
2 1/4" (5.71 cm)
A Travel inkwell made of leather on a thin brass case.
The inkwell has a hidden sprung button to the front which release the red leather top. The interior has a second lid released by a sprung catch to the side. The underside of the internal lid has a sprung pad which forms a seal against the neck of the glass inkwell. A large number of novelty inkwells such as this one were made either side of 1900 to a variety of designs. This one is very decorative with the use of paint to the leather to highlight the design and the brass cross to the top. Circa 1900.
The inkwell has a hidden sprung button to the front which release the red leather top. The interior has a second lid released by a sprung catch to the side. The underside of the internal lid has a sprung pad which forms a seal against the neck of the glass inkwell. A large number of novelty inkwells such as this one were made either side of 1900 to a variety of designs. This one is very decorative with the use of paint to the leather to highlight the design and the brass cross to the top. Circa 1900.
Height
2 3/4" (6.98 cm)
Width
2 1/4" (5.46 cm)
Depth
2 1/4" (5.71 cm)
Year
Circa 1900
Medium
leather on brass
Condition
Good, Cross replaced
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