broken umbrella ink

saratogadriver · Dec 11, 2013

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Antique-Inkwell-Rare-Amethyst-Fluted-Umbrella-Ink-w-Ground-Lip-Crude-ca-1865-/370962207909?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item565f1214a5

Honest to god, do people actually believe this stuff? "Made to fit an inkwell"? You can see part of the neck that they weren't able to completely grid off while trying to hide the fact that the doggone thing is broken. Pity too. In that color, it'd be a decent money ink... Jim G

cowseatmaize · Dec 11, 2013

I've heard that story before and about everything else is pretty accurate.I'm just saying, not believing.

botlguy · Dec 11, 2013

It is possible and with that starting bid nobody should get hurt. The fascinating part to me is how inventive story tellers can be. Great imagination!

saratogadriver · Dec 11, 2013

cowseatmaize said:
I've heard that story before and about everything else is pretty accurate.I'm just saying, not believing.

I've seen them up for sale with the same claim before. But in this case you can see part of the base of the neck, and it has obvious damage (you can see evidence of the break) that was down too low to grind off. I've never been totally sold on any of them. Show me one with a finished partial neck, like this only NOT ground off, and we'll talk. Jim G

botlguy · Dec 11, 2013

I really do agree with you Jim, the best lies are those that are 90% true. In my former life, many years ago, I was an expert.

saratogadriver · Dec 12, 2013

Over $100 so far. It IS a great color. Jim G

UncleBruce · Dec 12, 2013

botlguy said:
...the best lies...

[font="courier new,courier"]NO SUCH THING![/font]

botlguy · Dec 12, 2013

UncleBruce said:
botlguy said:

...the best lies...

Click to expand...

[font="courier new,courier"]NO SUCH THING![/font]

O.K. I'll put it this way. The most convincing lies,,,,,,,,,. You are correct, I agree, no such thing as a good lie. Mea Culpa.

sandchip · Dec 13, 2013

Now this one is a different story, and sho'nuff fine. About halfway down the page.http://www.peachridgeglass.com/gallery/

cowseatmaize · Dec 13, 2013

With no description that just shows that it may have been true. Whether ground and left alone or ground and fired off like that one it could be correct. Maybe both are wrong? The mold will still have ended somewhere and severed off somewhere. If you look at things like the J& IEM's they are long, short necks, ground, fired or just partially snapped, ground, fired or any combination.Maybe Mike will happen by with an opinion.

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