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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Nathan Lindop, post: 342775, member: 5285&quot;]JBought this inkwell for £75 along with a harrach glass bubble inkwell. Solid silver English Birmingham capstan inkwell. The liner is a custom fitted original funnel ink bottle and is in perfect condition. Condition is consistent with age, it has a dent to the top but the tarnishing is just ink that can be seen in the photos. Haven’t cleaned it yet.</p><p><br /></p><p>Does anybody know whether this is a rarity. I haven’t seen a single example that is without a lid. Though I can speculate that it may have had a lid that isn’t hinged that is now missing.</p><p><br /></p><p>Also, I’m out of my depth here but seeing as it is stamped BPDC could this have been made just for aesthetic purposes and not for practical use on a ship, hence the lack of a lid. But if Boots did make all sorts of silver back then, then my idea is out. I don’t know much about this though. Any help welcome <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie49" alt=":happy:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Hallmarks : BPDC Boots Pharmacy Drugs Company, Birmingham, g for 1906</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]115575[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]115576[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]115577[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]115578[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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