Any Ideas ?

[Haulin glass]

I picked these up at a flea market for a quarter each , the fellow who had them had know idea what they were . Neither do I. They are 2"s square and appear to have a pontil.

 

[diginit]

Hello Haulin, They look like inks from here.
Could you post a side view and a closeup of the bottom?

 

[Haulin glass]

Hey Diginit:
your right I didnt give many details in my first post. the amber and purple ones are shown with bottom facing. they are square glass cubes.( hollow)

 

[Ye Olde Prospector]

Hi Diginit,
Managed to lighten up your photo some. They look like inkwells but it would be great if you could get a little better photo of a single one. Top,botom and side would be good. Thanks.
Cliff

 

[Haulin glass]

Hello all:
all sides are exactly the same. they are square cubes. only diferance in the sides is the pontil on the bottom. thank you guys for trying to help me ID.

 

[bigkitty53]

Perhaps,(and I do mean perhaps!) they are a type of target ball.The cube shape would allow them to placed on flat surfaces without rolling off.They are about the right size.

Just a thought,

KAT

 

[Haulin glass]

Hey Big Kitty, I like how you think ! I have one bottle book with target balls listed , but none of them were square .Thank you for the encouraging reply!

 

[kastoo]

yea I think they were used to hold ink too.


Look at the bottom picture here..you see a block for ink..

https://www.antique-bottles.net/forum/Carter_inks/m_15997/tm.htm

 

[Ye Olde Prospector]

Hi Haulin glass,
Here is a photo of a couple of what are referred to as "funnel inks" I got them from an old collection but haven't found out much about them. They too appear pontilled but I am not sure if they are old or not. I have not seen square ones but they could be the same I suppose. I have seen funnel inkwells listed in some bottle books. I don't really collect inks but thought they were pretty anyway. Do yours have an inward rolled lip in the top?

 

[Ye Olde Prospector]

Here is a photo of the bases of the ones I have. Not sure if they are worth much or not.