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Show Us Your...Inkwells

Shangas

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Melbourne, Australia
Here is the inkwell I keep on my desk. I used to have quite a thing for pens and writing stuff - now I use pencils most of the time. I've never succeeded in finding a studio mark on this.

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That's quite interesting. Is it Edwardian or something?
 
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Buffalo, NY
Early 20th Century arts and crafts movement, American I would think. Again, no maker mark on it that I can find, but it has similar though somewhat more angular styling to the art glass/copper desk accessories that were made by Tiffany Studios around that time.
 

Widebrim

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Okay, here's an example of an old workhorse that graced many desks in the '40s and '50s: the Morriset Model B. The Bert M. Morris Company was located in the Mid-City West portion of L.A., and its pen holders were unique in that their nibs screwed on and off (like Esterbrook). It was common for the well lid to have a logo embossed on it. The Model B was also produced in red, brown, and white (the last being the rarest).

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Covina, Califonia 91722
This is great information for me. I just recently purchased my first "vintage" fountain pen.
Parker Duo-fold Sr. (1926) & was looking for correct methods of handling & cleaning.
Do you use warm water to clean the interior parts of all your fountain pens ?
Or do you use cold water on older pens ? This is with regards to the inside bladder and
I thought the warm water would distort the sac. I just got the pen & haven't had to clean
it yet. Thanks !

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Cool or cold water (warm to hot can distort the feed nib alignment.)
 
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Covina, Califonia 91722
The only thing I might add is use caution when cleaning metal with cleaner polishes, I have personally removed gold washes on a number of occassions. Clean as a whistle and all the gold is ... gone!:eeek:
 

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