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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;say_it_slowly, post: 126046, member: 50&quot;]Hi Joe and welcome to the boards!</p><p><br /></p><p>How big is this and what is that bottom part made of? My first thought was of ink balls that used to be covered in leather/sheepskin to apply ink to type for printing but I don&#039;t know if they were still using those in 1865 (I&#039;m guessing it&#039;s 18 and not 19). </p><p><br /></p><p>There is a way to search patents by date so if no one knows it can probably be found.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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