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ahwt Posts: 2334 Registered: Mar 2003	posted 10-11-2021 08:37 PM My wife has always looked for things related to bees and such. These bee hives are inkwells; the one on the right just says on the bottom “Made in France” and the one on the left is unmarked but I suspect it was also made in France. When the “made in” mark is in English I assume it was made for the US market. I think they were both made in the early 1900s. I do not know what the metal alloy/composition is, but it appears not to tarnish as I have never attempted to polish or clean them. IP: Logged
June Martin Forum Master Posts: 1326 Registered: Apr 93	posted 10-12-2021 12:06 PM Those are wonderful! IP: Logged
ahwt Posts: 2334 Registered: Mar 2003	posted 10-12-2021 06:39 PM Thanks June. Bees and bee hives were very popular in the Victorian days and I think well into the 1900s. I never did use an ink well, but when I was in law school I started using a fountain pen. I must admit I continued to write with one well after the time they were considered obsolete. IP: Logged
dragonflywink Posts: 993 Registered: Dec 2002	posted 10-13-2021 10:46 PM So utterly charming! Perhaps ormolu? ~Cheryl IP: Logged

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