greenpoison
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Hi Ron,
It is a really unique piece. As you've probably picked up, although I collect all 19th century glass ink types, I have a penchant for turtles, and that one it just so unique!
As the saying goes, when it comes to inks, color is king, and by king they mean big money [
] But even though this piece is a standard aqua, its design is wonderful. It is made by Harrison's Ink Co. They made this design in 2 sizes:
1 7/8 X 1/ 5/8 and the other is 2 1/8 X 1 15/16. Both are embossed with:
"HARRISONS COLUMBIAN INK". Almost by definition turtles have only domed tops, I have never seen any other company make a panneled top to their turtles. I saw one go at an auction for $150 (although the apparisal price was 250-300). So, not prohibitivly expensive if you want one in you collectin, but the difficulty is finding one that is up for sale/bid.
~Adam
It is a really unique piece. As you've probably picked up, although I collect all 19th century glass ink types, I have a penchant for turtles, and that one it just so unique!
As the saying goes, when it comes to inks, color is king, and by king they mean big money [
] But even though this piece is a standard aqua, its design is wonderful. It is made by Harrison's Ink Co. They made this design in 2 sizes:1 7/8 X 1/ 5/8 and the other is 2 1/8 X 1 15/16. Both are embossed with:
"HARRISONS COLUMBIAN INK". Almost by definition turtles have only domed tops, I have never seen any other company make a panneled top to their turtles. I saw one go at an auction for $150 (although the apparisal price was 250-300). So, not prohibitivly expensive if you want one in you collectin, but the difficulty is finding one that is up for sale/bid.
~Adam
