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Ink

Object number2016.122.4 a-f

Artist Heller and Company

Manufacturer H & S

Datec. 1903

MediumGlass; Cork; Ink; Paper; Paperboard; Adhesive; Fabric; Lead

Credit LineDonated in memory of Agnes Sylvia Simpson (Westinghouse) by her sons Peter R. Simpson and C. John Simpson

DescriptionMarking ink set with Marguerite Erskine Walker Westinghouse monogram stamp. Marking ink set consists of bottle of ink, ink bottle box, directions sheet, and box to contain the set.DimensionsHeight x Diameter (a): 2.313 × 0.875 in. (5.9 × 2.2 cm)
Height x Width x Depth (b): 2.75 × 1 × 1 in. (7 × 2.5 × 2.5 cm)
Height x Width (c): 4.125 × 4.125 in. (10.5 × 10.5 cm)
Height x Width x Length (d-e together): 1.25 × 3 × 3 in. (3.2 × 7.6 × 7.6 cm)
Length x Width x Depth (d): 3 × 3 × 0.875 in. (7.6 × 7.6 × 2.2 cm)
Length x Width x Depth (e): 2.875 × 2.875 × 1.125 in. (7.3 × 7.3 × 2.9 cm)
Height x Diameter (f): 0.875 × 0.625 in. (2.2 × 1.6 cm)
Inscriptions(f)
Marguerite Erskine Walker Westinghouse monogram consists of two overlapping W's above overlapping letters "M" and "E".
Marks(a)
Embossed text on underside of bottle "16".

(b)
One side has text "PER-MET / HELLERS / JET / BLACK / MARKING / INK / CAN BE USED WITH / STAMPS, STENCILS, / QUILL OR STEEL PENS / Guaranteed / Indelible / PER-MET";

One side has text "WARRANTED TO STAND / THE SEVEREST TESTS / AND TO GET MORE INTENSE / BY REPEATED WASHING. / No preparation or Heating Required";

One side has text at center "GOLD / MEDAL / AWARDS" with two circles above and two below with awards; top circle has text around the perimeter "WEST OF ENGLAND CATERING TRADES EXHIBITION 1903" and the bottom circle has text around the perimeter "BELFAST & NORTH OF IRELAND ALLIED TRADES EXHIBITION 1903" and at center "AWARDED TO HELLER & Co....";

One side has text "PER-MET / MARKING INK FOR LINEN / Guaranteed / Indelible";

Top end has text "PER-MET";

Bottom end has text "When using / with stencil / apply ink to / brush with / cork only";

Both top interior flaps have text "Shake / bottle well / before use".

(c)
Front has black printed text "DIRECTIONS / For Using Marking Ink / Spread a little of the ink on to the / pad with small brush or cork, then / moisten stamp lightly on the pad. / When using with Stencil, shake the / bottle and only take ink from cork".

(d)
Interior has black printed text "DIRECTIONS / FOR USING MARKING INK / Spread a little of the ink on to / the pad with small brush or cork, / then moisten stamp lightly / on the pad. / When using with Stencil, shake / the bottle and only take ink / from cork".

(f)
Embossed maker's mark on both sides of the handle are difficult to decipher due to corrosion products: one side "H & S" and other side "BRITISH MANUFACTURERS"(?).
Historical NotesMarguerite Erskine Walker Westinghouse monogram stamp with ink marking set. Part of a collection of Westinghouse family objects donated by the great-grandson of George and Marguerite Westinghouse.

Previous owner Marguerite Erskine Walker Westinghouse (1842 - 1914)

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