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Schoolhouse Figural Ink Bottle
| Categories | Ink Bottle |
| Type | Schoolhouse |
| Material | Glass |
| Manufacturer | Undetermined |
| Origin | United States |
| Date or Era | circa 1880 |
| Measuring | 2 ¼” high |
Figural schoolhouse or cabin ink bottle from the 1880s with bold, embossed windows on 3 sides and a door on front panel. Hand blown in mold with a smooth base, hand-tooled square ring lip, clear glass, square with sloped roof shoulders and no chips or nicks. A nice clean bottle with no haze. This is an example of American glasshouse made ink bottles dug in Illinois and Ohio. Guaranteed not English.
Sold for $300 in October 2023
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