Sold for A$66
Ink bottle and pen nibs box: 1. Inkontaina / Ltd. / Sydney / N. S. W. // - // Patented / 13.2.1920 / No 14374 // - //. No base mark. (New South Wales). 2. Small box: William Mitchell's / Rex / Pens / Birmingham, England. Ink Glass 1. Machine applied top. Patented tapered design allowing ink to be used to the last drop. Aqua. 2 oz. 2. Small cardboard pen nib box. 67 & 63 mm. 1920s-1940s
1. Very Good. Oiled internally. Tiny flake to outer lower lip. Short nibbled scratch to wide shoulder, some other spots of wear to this part. Some light haze. Some fine scratches and the odd scuff mark. Patented in 1920, the company wound up in 1927. Advertisements stated: Finest flrst-quallty Ink for fountain or steel pens, in patent Inkontaina Bottles that enable the ink to be used to the last drop. In Black, Red, or Purple. Today Special at .... 3d a bottle. I have never seen this patent Sydney ink before! 2. Good. Three of the four corners of the lid have separated. Some foxing to the edges of the paper label. Some discolouration. There are still two nibs in this box. Grade: N/A Estimate: $50 - 70
