Featured Glass inkwell insert needed

This old inkwell I found recently, in the form of a French armoured car from the First World War, is missing its glass insert that held ink. Can anyone recommend a source for a replacement insert?

 

They're easily found on eBay. Just search "glass inkwell insert", or "glass inkwell liner" (they also come in porcelain).

BE WARNED: they come in different sizes, so measure your inkwell cavity properly, first, before picking a size and ordering.

I bought one for my antique silver inkwell, and it fits perfectly!

 

Thank you!

 

Antique inkwell liners rarely, if ever, fit 100% perfectly, so expect a little bit of play-and-wobble, but so long as it sits in there without dropping through, or getting stuck, it should be the right size.

 

Wow. Now that's an ink well!

 

Unusual, isn’t it? Made by Simon et Rivolet, I believe.

 

That is amazing! Not the sort of thing that usually interests me, but this is an exception!

 

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Medium-ceramic-porcelain-school-inkwell/dp/B0187D21YO

 

Thanks to everyone who helped. I ordered a white porcelain insert that should, based on the measurements, fit my inkwell perfectly. I would have preferred clear glass, as the original would have been, but beggars can’t be choosers!

 

On the balance of probability, yours was probably porcelain to begin with. Most were.

 

Took awhile, but the porcelain insert I ordered arrived today and is a perfect fit. Thanks to everyone who helped!!

 

And Tanks to you, for showing us this little cutie !!!!

 

Ooh!! Excellent!!

 

It looks great! Thanks for the update.

 

It looks great! Thanks for the update.

 

another glitch........

 

Same old glitch. NICE inkwell, btw.

 

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