I seem to have myself a Real Inkwell Mystery on my hands and I need some expert help.
Last Spring I managed to collect well over a 1,000 bottles from an 1800’s dumpsite here in Key West, FL. The dirt the glass was in was being moved at a very fast rate and I had to run in a grab what I could between the loader and the dump trucks that we moving it. So, at the end of the day a basically had an entire pick up truck bed full of bottles.
Well, that was a year ago and I still haven’t had the time to go through everything I have.
So, Last night I was showing a friend all the Bottles I haven’t looked at yet and noticed this umbrella inkwell with what I thought was a broken off neck. I remember looking it over and putting it in the box before. But, like I said, I thought it was broken.
As I looked at it closely it looked to me as if it was made this way, like it was made without a neck.
Can any of you chime in on this?
Thanks!
Rick
Last Spring I managed to collect well over a 1,000 bottles from an 1800’s dumpsite here in Key West, FL. The dirt the glass was in was being moved at a very fast rate and I had to run in a grab what I could between the loader and the dump trucks that we moving it. So, at the end of the day a basically had an entire pick up truck bed full of bottles.
Well, that was a year ago and I still haven’t had the time to go through everything I have.
So, Last night I was showing a friend all the Bottles I haven’t looked at yet and noticed this umbrella inkwell with what I thought was a broken off neck. I remember looking it over and putting it in the box before. But, like I said, I thought it was broken.
As I looked at it closely it looked to me as if it was made this way, like it was made without a neck.
Can any of you chime in on this?
Thanks!
Rick
