Jeffrey S. Evans & Assoc., Inc.
Live Auction

March 22, 2024: Americana - Day Three

Fri, Mar 22, 2024 09:00AM EDT
  • Inks
Lot 2031

SANFORD MFG. CO. INK BOTTLES / ARTICLES, LOT OF 11

Estimate: $80 - $120
Sold for

Bid Increments

Price Bid Increment
$0 $10
$200 $25
$500 $50
$1,000 $100
$3,000 $250
$5,000 $500
$10,000 $1,000
$30,000 $2,500
$50,000 $5,000
$100,000 $10,000

SANFORD MFG. CO. INK BOTTLES / ARTICLES, LOT OF 11, aqua and colorless, various shapes each embossed and/or paper labeled for Sanford's Inks, including a "PATENT APPLIED FOR" lucky horseshoe / tugboat ink, a Fountain Pen stand, an early spool-form base-embossed example, and a paper labeled White Ink, three bottles with tooled mouths, the remainder machine made. Mostly late 19th/early 20th century. 3 7/8" HOA.

Condition

Excellent condition overall; mostly undamaged, a couple with perhaps moderate sickness or minor scuffing, some paper labels with discoloration or minor losses; irregular-shaped colorless pen-rest ink with a crack at heel.

From the private collection of John and Val Tull, York, PA.