Ink bottle - drawing ink

Ink Probably 1920-50

Mould blown Moncrieff ink bottle, likely after 1920 and possibly as late as the 1950's. Bakelite type top is a handle not a rubber dropper, the cork has a scoop attached for transferring ink to a technical pen.

Label texts:

(Front) "John Moncrieff Ltd. - Orange - Waterproof Drawing Ink - Specially prepared fror Draftsmen."

(Side 1) "Moncrieff's Waterproof Drawing Inks are made in Black, Brick Red, Yellow, Green, Vermilion, Brown, Carmine, Orange, Indigo, Burnt Sienna, Prussian Blue, Scarlet, Violet. - John Moncrieff Ltd. N.B. Inkworks, Perth. Scotland."

(Side 2) "The Colours of these inks are very brilliant and powerful. All tints may be mixed to produce others and diluted for Washes,"

Sizes: 47mm diameter, 3" (78mm) high.

©2007 Frank Andrews