{"product_id":"inkwell-rotating-glass-insert-metal-stand","title":"inkwell, revolving (snail) glass insert, cast iron stand","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;\"\u003eCast iron stand with glass inkwell that rotates to dip you nib. circa 1880\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"z1qcye\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmark class=\"b6AQX\" data-wiz-attrbind=\"class=Y3FwTd_4z\/cFwyDc\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-ved=\"2ahUKEwiO66uvg_aXAxW2CYYAHVl8OVcQuJAPegoIAggACAAICRAB\" data-complete=\"true\"\u003e\u003cstrong class=\"rQesXe MPyX\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-complete=\"true\"\u003e(roughly 1870 to 1890)\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e at the height of the Victorian era\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[[[null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,[247864,null,0]]]]--\u003e\u003cspan data-ch=\"\" data-animation-skip=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-ch=\"\" data-animation-skip=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/mark\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"z1qcye\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRevolving inkwells such as these pictured are usually referred to as “snails” by collectors because the inkwells have the appearance of snail shells. One opens or closes the glass snail by hand. The glass reservoir (snail) is “slotted” allowing for movement around the pivots (knobs). When not in use, the trumpet-shaped end closes around a stopple plate (round metal cast disc). This inkstand’s structure incorporates Albert Judd’s patent \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/inkwellresearch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/US000221965.pdf\"\u003eUS000221965\u003c\/a\u003e (November 25, 1879).\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Peel Pen Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67421905420363,"sku":"h5168","price":125.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0249\/3808\/6475\/files\/h5168copy.jpg?v=1794062367","url":"https:\/\/peelpenshop.com\/products\/inkwell-rotating-glass-insert-metal-stand","provider":"Peel Pen Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}