Lot 469: Ink. Travellers Wooden Case Full of Inks, Pens, Nibs and Inkwells for Writing and Drawing.

Very Good. (N/A). Very interesting. No lock or key in place. Front upper panel folds out, the right wing is loose and needs regluing. Some knocks and marks. The board inside in loose and needs reattaching as well. Contents are not all original to the case, if any? But, what a range of interesting items! There are three fountain pens with nibs. Sitting in the tray with the pens are three gold coloured nibs from Birmingham, about 12 silver coloured nibs of at least four types from England. Inside main part there is a box of Brandauer, Birmingham nibs which is worse for wear, the nibs inside are ont the same and appear to be various brands. A second box of nibs are from William Mithcell of Birmingham, also worse for wear and also with varying nibs inside. There is then a heavy cup shaped inkwell with multisided base, followed by an odd and very early looking inkwell with ribbed inner base with a cork for drainage purposes, this has a few flakes around the heel and a short pitted scratch to the upper part. There is another cardboard pen box with no lid which has some nibs inside. Now for the bottles, the first ink bottle is a screw top round ink labelled for Special VANA Blue Black Ink. The second is a round screw top ink labelled for Stephens' Blue Black Writing Ink For All Fountian Pens. Next is a screw top square ink labelled for Angus & Co. Pty. Ltd for their Fountain Pen Ink. Next is an unusually shaped, wide necked screw top bottle labelled for Waterman's Ink in the tropic green colour. Finally a cork top, machine made bottle labelled for Caldwell's Red Ink. What a great selection all round, ink collectors will like this item.. Estimate: $100-150