Historical information
Possibly used within the Gilbert family, Orbost.
Significance
We have mostly dispensed with ink bottles and quills. This item is an example of early stationery equipment commonly used in households for correspondence, creative writing and household accounting reecords.
Physical description
A wooden box with several small compartments, two porcelain ink well. A long space at the front is for holding pens. A small sliding door can move on top of the ink wells.
Inscriptions & markings
The words PENS COPY RED BLACK are written into the front of the section which hold the ink wells.
on front of box Ro No 347854
