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Clipper Snail Shell Bottle Cast Iron Inkwell 19th

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles Start Price:25.00 USD Estimated At:100.00 - 375.00 USD
Clipper Snail Shell Bottle Cast Iron Inkwell 19th
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The item features a cast iron inkwell with very rare glass snail shell bottles made by Clipper. Marked on the bottom, “PAT. MARCH, 12, 1878 – PAT. APR. 30, 1878, REISUED, OCT. 1, 1878 CLIPPER.” This is a 19th century piece shows overall good condition. The piece has a rest for three pens across the top. The user would pull down the bottle and dip his/her pen then push the bottle back to the resting place. Great piece. Measures 5 5/8"D x 8 5/8"W x 4.25"H.