Deepbluedigger help!

[kungfufighter]

Helping Deepblue or another user can give me info on a pontiled flint glass ink embossed "Clarke's Indelible Ink - Chymst - Burm." Thanks in advance!

 

[blade]

Jeff, any pictures ?
Chris

 

[carobran]

The fist time i read it i though it said"Inedible ink"[8|][]

 

[kungfufighter]

Not mine Blade, just trying to do a solid for a old buddy of mine.

 

[AntiqueMeds]

inks arent my bag but...
Saw this 1855 reference for the Charles H Clarke company. Might be a clue.

http://books.google.com/books/about/Mark_your_clothing_with_stencil_name_pla.html?id=S78tPwAACAAJ

 

[surfaceone]

Hey Jeff,

"CLARKE'S INDELIBLE INK.

A Caution to Families. — Pilfering is becoming so noto-
rious, that it behoves families, gentlemen travelling, and
others, to adopt those measures which may as much as
possible contribute to prevent and detect it. In the ar-
ticle of linen or cotton apparel, silk and cotton stock-

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ings, table linen, &c., this cannot be better effected than
by marking such property with Clarke's Indelible
Permanent Ink, which from a test of 50 years is found
to be an improvement on the common durable or perma-
nent Ink, and much superior to any of those Inks which
are used without a preparation." From.

The above link is to a digitizes catalog of N. D. COTTON, 13 TREMONT ROW, BOSTON, but you can't see that, ya gotta go to this Digitized Catalog.

There was some Clarke's Indelible in the inventory of the Philadelphia College "THE BEING A PRICE CURRENT OF DRUGS, MEDICINES, PAINTS, DYE-STUFFS, GLASS, PATENT MEDICINES, &c. PHILADELPHIA COLLEGE OF PHILADELPHIA:
PRINTED FOR THE COLLEGE, BY SOLOMON W. CONRAD,
1826.

"THE DRUGGIST'S MANUAL.
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PATENT MEDICINES
gross. doz. single. Anderson's Scott's Pills, genuine common Antipertussis - - - Ague Powders B Balm of Gilead, Solomon's * Balsam de Maltha - of Honey, Cundell's Hill's Barber's Horse Powders - - Bateman's Pectoral Drops, genuine common British Oil, genuine .... common ... C Cajeput Oil - Cephalic Snuff - - Cheltenham Salts - - Ching's Worm Lozenges - Church's Cough Drops - Clarke's Indelible Ink - Chamomile Drops - Cologne Water - - Columbian Oil Court Plaister, black ... flesh coloured Cough Lozenges -" From.

"Title Mark your clothing with stencil name plates and Clarke's indelible ink
Author Charles H. Clarke (Firm)
Publisher Charles H. Clarke, 1855
Length 1 pages
Subjects Ink" From.

This 1890 Catalog of Chas. H. Clarke seems to be a different Clarke alltogether.

Now, for all that, I'm still wondering for what "Burm." is an abbreviation

 

[JOETHECROW]

Now, for all that, I'm still wondering for what "Burm." is an abbreviation

Chymst??? Chemist? Burm. Burma?

ATTB​

YE SYNGE OF YE CHRYSTALLE​

LAMPE​

Ye Ladyes and Gentlemen can getto ye Ice​

cold Drinks, with delicious Fruit Syrups.​

RUTTER,​

Ye English [] Chymst,[] corner Queen and​

Albert streets, Brisbane.

 

[tigue710]

Jeff, here is a link to Jerry's website

http://www.diggersdiary.co.uk/Mainpage.htm

 

[kungfufighter]

Thanks for the thoughts all. I'll try to get a picture to post...

 

[|MDB|]

It seems odd that someone would go to the trouble of abbreviating a five character term - "Burma" - to a five character term - "Burm.".