surfaceone
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Aloha Wahiawa,
They're sometimes called "Penny Inks," and date from before our Civil War time to well after. I like em...
"Also known as dwarf ink the penny ink derives its name from the price paid for these early stoneware bottles. Pictured above, a group of five bottles containing black or blue ink, all dug in South Africa."
"A goup of five red ink bottles. The middle one embossed on the shoulder "Hollidge, London". It is unusual for these penny / dwarf inks to bear any embossing or potters mark." From.
They're sometimes called "Penny Inks," and date from before our Civil War time to well after. I like em...
"Also known as dwarf ink the penny ink derives its name from the price paid for these early stoneware bottles. Pictured above, a group of five bottles containing black or blue ink, all dug in South Africa."
"A goup of five red ink bottles. The middle one embossed on the shoulder "Hollidge, London". It is unusual for these penny / dwarf inks to bear any embossing or potters mark." From.
