Civil War Inkwells

Civil War Inkwells – We obtained these Civil War inkwells as a group from a longtime Civil War collector; this is quite a variety of period inkwells in the grouping. Please refer to the list enumerated below for a brief description and pricing per inkwell. As always, if you have questions, do not hesitate to contact us.

1 – Light blue, umbrella style inkwell – $35 – SALE PENDING – ON HOLD

2 – Aqua, umbrella style inkwell – $20 – SALE PENDING – ON HOLD

3 – Aqua, umbrella style inkwell – $20 – SALE PENDING – ON HOLD

4 – Aqua, diminutive, partial umbrella style inkwell – $15

5 – Large, aqua, umbrella style inkwell with “swollen” round neck  – $25

6 – Rosewood barrel style traveling inkwell with small interior ink vial – $45 – SALE PENDING – ON HOLD

7 – Stoneware inkwell – $15

8 – Cobalt blue, octagonal inkwell – $75 – SALE PENDING – ON HOLD

9 – Green, octagonal inkwell – – $65 – SALE PENDING – ON HOLD

10 – Aqua, octagonal inkwell – $30

11 – Aqua, square inkwell – $20

12 – Aqua, “igloo” style inkwell – $20

13 – Aqua, rectangular inkwell – $20 – SALE PENDING – ON HOLD

14 – Rare Goodyear** India Rubber Comb Co. Traveling Inkwell; approximate size: 2″ across the base x 1.25″ tall; company lettered top screws on and off the body of the inkwell; overall fine condition – $150

**On June 15, 1844, after a decade of research and experimentation, Charles Goodyear received a patent for vulcanized rubber. The first boots and clothing made from rubber had performed poorly in the American environment. They melted in the heat and cracked in the cold. Determined to find a way to make rubber stable and pliable, Goodyear moved his family to Massachusetts, where the nation’s first rubber factories were located. When one after another of his experiments failed, his family fell into poverty. Finally, on a winter’s day in 1839, Goodyear hit on a formula that worked. It took another five years, but in 1844 he patented the process. Charles Goodyear became a celebrity and vulcanized rubber became an unremarkable part of everyday life.