Description: 2 Vintage Inkwells And Old Bluing Bottles. Beautiful disply for a den or man cave. Round inkwell has no. 55 stamped on bottom. Measures 2 1/2" tall x 3". Square inkwell measures 2 1/4" tall x 3" and weighs 1.6 pounds. The tallest bottle is embossed with the words This Contains Mrs. Stewart's Bluing. Measures 5 1/2" tall. Smaller bottle measures 3 1/2" tall. 1900s Description Sengbusch Self-Closing Inkstand Co. USA vintage 1900's inkwell The Sengbusch Self-Closing Inkstand Co. Milwaukee, WI, USA is an old inkwell created by Gustav Sengbusch in the early 1900's. It was patented in 1903, 1904, and 1907. Gustav Sengbusch was a bookkeeper. He designed this inkwell to prevent tipping, allowing one hand to access the ink, and the self-closing system prevented evaporation, problems Gustav Sengbusch faced regularly. The dimensions of the inkwell are 3"x 3" x 3". Mrs. Stewarts Bluing was started in the late 1870s in Litchfield, Minnesota, by Albert Emerson Stewart, a traveling salesman for a Chicago grocery wholesaler, and his wife Nancy Eleanor Taylor-Stewart. They concocted the mixture for the product in the basement of their house and decided to name it after Nancy. However, Albert opted not to market their product with his wife's face, instead using a photo of his wife's mother as he felt his wife was too young and that an older face would instill more confidence in the product. The portrait has remained on the packaging ever since. The Stewarts sold the rights to manufacture their product to Luther Ford of Minneapolis, Minnesota, in 1883.[3] The product has continued to be manufactured exclusively in Minnesota.[4] In 1976 the company moved from Minneapolis to Bloomington, a nearby suburb. The company once attempted to change the photo on the label to make it appear "kinder looking" but changed it back after customers complained.
Price: 12.99 USD
Location: Dennison, Ohio
End Time: 2023-10-31T10:58:36.000Z
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