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I don't want to collect inkstands or inkwells; I only want a nice useable one that has character and does the job, holds ink and a couple of daily writers. I already had five and trying to sell them off to get down to a 'reasonable' two...... Then I saw this one on Ebay, certainly Victorian or Edwardian .... plenty of watchers with only 2 hours left for the BIN ....and only £24.95 plus postage :drool: I hit the BUY button without a second thought! When it arrived I was amazed,not only by the size but also with the sheer quality of the thing .... I could not believe that so many had watched it and not snapped it up! What is also very unusual is that the inkwell lid is made of oak and, surprisingly, without damage.

 

I know that it was a good buy ...... but please don't let me become addicted ...... :wallbash:

 

 

 

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wowie cool ink stand

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Thanks, Maverink.

 

Just spent a pot of coffee (unit of time) polishing the wood and flushing out the well. There was a dried out clump at the bottom of the well that would probably have rehydrated to a bottle of ink! So it looks even more 'wow' now.

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That is a lovely "statement" piece for your desk. Enjoy!

Thank you, and just shows you don't need to spend mega bucks to have a lovely 'statement piece'

 

It has a good volume as well, just filled it with a fraction under 40 ml of Diamine Wild Strawberry.

 

Still need to give the wood a lot of gentle feeding to make it right.

 

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i am actualy looking for a nice Victorian era or golden era inkstands. I actually prefer wooden inkstands with cut crystal inkwells over china or ceramics. I remember seeing late 1790s early 1800s inkstand/well for 500 euros out of dublin ireland, I did want that one but then my taste changed to wood and cut crystal

 

 

you have a nice collection of pens too!

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i am actualy looking for a nice Victorian era or golden era inkstands. I actually prefer wooden inkstands with cut crystal inkwells over china or ceramics. I remember seeing late 1790s early 1800s inkstand/well for 500 euros out of dublin ireland, I did want that one but then my taste changed to wood and cut crystal

 

 

you have a nice collection of pens too!

Thank you GTOZack .... The beauty of wood is that you can knock it and your heart won't stop!

The price of this one really was dirt cheap, but in the main they are so much more affordable now than even a few years ago. I bought this one on Ebay, which for me is unusual, but so many beautiful ones appear at Local Auctions,and I really have to sit on my hands! :)

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Beautiful!

Thank you LeonW .... and such an honour as well as it was your first posting! Welcome to the Forum :thumbup: it is a fantastic place to cruise around and learn.

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Oh wow, that is gorgeous!

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Oh wow, that is gorgeous!

Thank you Faye ...hope it's a lovely day out there in California ... been lovely here,even though we lost at cricket!

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Wow that is attractive looking. I've only tried searching for such tings on ebay a few times. Usually all the ink wells that show in from a search are brass or cast iron or maybe tin (something that looks tarnished and dirty). Oh, and they very seldom have actual lids.

 

Very nice find and thank you for posting. May I ask if you recall the terms the seller used to describe it?

 

Now, having never personally used an ink well, can some more experienced expert comment on if using an ink well ends up loosing some ink due to evaporation, and is filling from an ink well easier than most bottles?

 

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Hello Brian,

 

Thank you, and as mentioned earlier, Ebay isn't normally my first choice, but despite living in the country, we have a lot of 'local' auctions within reasonable driving distance. You can see how this one was listed by following the link.

 

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/310957871779?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1497.l2648

 

Good hunting!

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I've seen more neat stuff out of GB than here in the US.

And I would bid on them, but the shipping from GB to the US usually kills the deal.

When I do, I bid up to a limit factoring in the shipping, and I usually loose the bidding...probably to a GB bidder.

 

And now that you have such a neat inkwell, you need to consider using a dip pen. Then you would be using a pen appropriate to the inkwell. :)

In fact I think you have some companies still making dip pen nibs in GB.

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I've seen more neat stuff out of GB than here in the US.

And I would bid on them, but the shipping from GB to the US usually kills the deal.

When I do, I bid up to a limit factoring in the shipping, and I usually loose the bidding...probably to a GB bidder.

 

And now that you have such a neat inkwell, you need to consider using a dip pen. Then you would be using a pen appropriate to the inkwell. :)

In fact I think you have some companies still making dip pen nibs in GB.

Hi, you are right AC12, postage can be a real killer, especially here in the UK. But it is swings and roundabouts. If I'm selling something like one of my pens that fits into a Jiffy bag, not such a problem posting say to the States, but if it comes with the original box and paperwork then the price shoots up and that often makes it unfeasible. If I win something on Ebay from the States then the postage is so much cheaper, but what can kill it is the Import Taxes which kick in after around £140. :wacko:

 

Funny you should mention dip pens .... I won a couple of Lots at an auction last week, both Lots I managed to win dirt cheap; I only saw the on-line catalogue photos which were pretty poor, and altogether there were 8 pens, so when they arrive I could be either extremely happy, or a little disappointed. One of the pens included, and one that I wasn't particularly interested in, is a nice looking dip pen, fashioned like a quill which might or might not be MOP. I hate the waiting!

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Looks great! I'm jealous. :)

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Now, having never personally used an ink well, can some more experienced expert comment on if using an ink well ends up loosing some ink due to evaporation, and is filling from an ink well easier than most bottles?

The kind of inkwell shown is primarily designed for dip pens, where you need something that you can keep returning the pen to in order to reload with ink. You can use them for desk ornamentation and for filling fountain pens, but they are unlikely to offer much functional advantage over any other sort of ink bottle when used with a fountain pen. Evaporation can be a problem, especially if there's not a properly fitting ground glass stopper.

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Lovely! What did you use to polish the wood with? I know I've found renaissance wax can definitely breathe new life into a piece of wood that has been unloved for a while!

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