cast ink stand in box
Date: circa 1930
Inventory Number: 2014-1-0163
Classification: Unknown
Manufacturer: Theodore Alteneder & Sons (1910s- 1970s)
Dimensions:
8.1 × 14 × 6.1 cm (3 3/16 × 5 1/2 × 2 3/8 in.)
box: 7 × 15.2 × 10.2 cm (2 3/4 × 6 × 4 in.)
Description:
One mechanical inkwell with original box.
In Collection(s)
Signedon base: THEO. ALTENEDER & SONS - PHILADELPHIA - / PATENTED NOV. 14, 1930
Inscribedon top of the box: 2952
on the left side of the box: INK STANDS
on the left side of the box: INK STANDS
FunctionThis cast-iron, mechanical inkwell, invented and patented by Alteneder, automatically dips into an ink bottle and fills a drafting pen to a uniform volume.
Curatorial RemarksContains original box and original literature; never used.
ProvenanceLionel Spiro, Brookline, MA; Gift to CHSI, 2014.