cast ink stand in box
Datecirca 1930
Inventory Number2014-1-0163
ClassificationUnknown
Subject
Manufacturer
Theodore Alteneder & Sons
1910s- 1970s
Dimensions8.1 × 14 × 6.1 cm (3 3/16 × 5 1/2 × 2 3/8 in.)
box: 7 × 15.2 × 10.2 cm (2 3/4 × 6 × 4 in.)
box: 7 × 15.2 × 10.2 cm (2 3/4 × 6 × 4 in.)
Material
DescriptionOne mechanical inkwell with original box.
In Collection(s)
Signedon base: THEO. ALTENEDER & SONS - PHILADELPHIA - / PATENTED NOV. 14, 1930
Inscribedon top of the box: 2952
on the left side of the box: INK STANDS
Curatorial RemarksContains original box and original literature; never used.
FunctionThis cast-iron, mechanical inkwell, invented and patented by Alteneder, automatically dips into an ink bottle and fills a drafting pen to a uniform volume.
ProvenanceLionel Spiro, Brookline, MA; Gift to CHSI, 2014.
Theodore Alteneder & Sons
Date: 1930-1940
Accessories: bottle of A.W. Faber-Castell Higgins Black India ink, No. 4415 (3/4 oz or 23 cc.)
Object number: 1997-1-2002
Theodore Alteneder & Sons
Date: 1930-1950
Accessories: shammy leather cloth
folding leather case
Object number: 1989-4-0012
Theodore Alteneder
Date: mid 20th Century
Object number: 2014-1-0111
Theodore Alteneder
Date: mid 20th Century
Object number: 2014-1-0112
John Davis & Sons
Date: circa 1860
Accessories: objectives (3); oculars (2); polarizing set; lieberkühn; live boxes (2); dissecting knife; prepared slides (2); case
Object number: 1245
W. Watson & Sons Ltd.
Date: circa 1920
Accessories: oculars (2 pairs): Bausch & Lomb 10x, Watson & Sons 6x; Watson & Sons objectives with canisters (2): 1/6, 2/3"; Bausch & Lomb objective 1.9mm; Leitz mechanical stage; Abbe condensor; standing case
Object number: 1324