Crown Travel Inkwell
Crown Travel Inkwell
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A Crown Travel inkwell made of leather on a thin brass case.
The novelty 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.
Dimensions:
Circa 1900
leather on brass
Good, Cross replaced
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