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Old Feb 10, 2015, 07:08 PM
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Originally Posted by precaryous View Post
I have a brass traveling inkwell that looks almost exactly like this.

Any idea how to tell how old it is?

Hm., online sources say they were used in the 1800's...to the mid 1800's.

I wish I knew which of my ancestors owned it. Interesting.
The date sounds right.
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