Chipk Elite Member Joined Mar 18, 2013 Messages 3,315 Location Jacksonville / Yulee Florida Oct 22, 2019 #1 Curb strip hunting alongside of a 150 year old house. Got an interesting signal and out came this Carter’s Inkwell. A rusty nail was nestled beneath it. Attachments 4BB4F4B6-4B14-4CCB-81E5-92378BF37184.jpg 82.7 KB · Views: 489 BED8187A-DD8E-4759-A30E-29EF49128625.jpg 54.1 KB · Views: 425 36C8E422-045F-406F-A391-8E4F4F7B41C2.jpg 54.1 KB · Views: 421 184BCE7F-257A-43C7-BE59-3DD171E35BF6.jpg 69.1 KB · Views: 425
Curb strip hunting alongside of a 150 year old house. Got an interesting signal and out came this Carter’s Inkwell. A rusty nail was nestled beneath it.
cellrdwellr Elite Member Joined Jul 20, 2014 Messages 19,298 Location Dirt Cellar, MA Oct 23, 2019 #2 That's a nice ink for sure! If I had to guess, possibly made around 1900, maybe a little later. Just a guesstimate! Love ink wells, nice dig!
That's a nice ink for sure! If I had to guess, possibly made around 1900, maybe a little later. Just a guesstimate! Love ink wells, nice dig!
pplinker Forum Supporter Joined Feb 21, 2010 Messages 678 Location WV Oct 23, 2019 #3 That's a real treasure! How smart that you dug that odd sounding nail! That is really nice I just love that. Those old lines and texture just add to the interest. Congratulations on digging that neat old ink well.
That's a real treasure! How smart that you dug that odd sounding nail! That is really nice I just love that. Those old lines and texture just add to the interest. Congratulations on digging that neat old ink well.
amc rulz Forum Supporter Joined Jan 23, 2011 Messages 5,503 Location southern mich Oct 23, 2019 #4 Nice old ink, congrats!
GLASSHOPPER1955 Elite Member Joined Jan 4, 2015 Messages 3,545 Location LaPorte County, Indiana Oct 23, 2019 #5 I always say, "Too bad there aren't glass detectors", lol. Who knows what bottles you're not seeing.
Foragist Forum Supporter Joined Jun 29, 2017 Messages 4,823 Location Chippewa Valley, Wisconsin Oct 25, 2019 #6 Nice dig! That's an old one; just oozing with character!