Carter's Electro-polarized India Ink Bottle with Box and Descriptive Papers

Vintage Collectibles : Writing Instruments : Ink Bottles

 

This is a bottle of Carter's Electro-polarized Waterproof India Ink for drafting and drawing. The bottle has ink dried in it, but there is no liquid ink. The top is a wooden top which attaches to a glass nib by way of a cork. The bottle holds one fluid ounce of ink. Included is the original box and a flyer that came with the ink which details the "Story of Carter Electro-polarized Black Waterproof India Drawing Ink". "The greatest advance in the history of Drawing Inks." The paper folder is browned with age, but it is intact, complete and has no tears. The box is in poor condition with the top flap present but detached and there are creases and folds in the box. The ink bottle was found in a drafting set that had contents dating to the early 1950's.

Item ID: 060165