Underwoods??

[chatty]

I found this ink bottle, looked up the name on it and only found type writers, was just wondering if any one had a link where i can look up underwoods ink, sorry I'm real new at all this

Thank You

 

[DiggerBryan]

Welcome to the forum. I found this one on ebay, it's a little simliar to yours. Sorry I can't help you out more. I'm sure some of our ink collectors on here will know.

http://cgi.ebay.com/INK-BOTTLE-UNDERWOODS-EIGHT-SIDED_W0QQitemZ160021515522QQihZ006QQcategoryZ894QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

 

[tazmainiendigger]

Keith dont be sorry about asking, if you dont ask you'll never know! Ahhhhh my favorite subject inks ! Here are a couple underwoods from my collection, they are usually available from $5.00-$100 not real high end but a challenge to collect them all! The ones with a label usually will fetch the most dollars as the paper quality was poor and not many have not survived The address for the company in 1903 was 143-149 Grand Avenue, Brooklyn, New York Taz

 

[tazmainiendigger]

Here are a couple similar to yours note the one on the left has a backwards N Happy collecting! Taz

 

[amblypygi]

Covill lists the following numbers for Underwood: 78, 330, 331, 332, 333, 562, 598, 913, 914, 915, and 916. Yours looks to be C-331. No idea of a value, but they are fairly common so I would guess around $10.

Sean

 

[chatty]

Thank you all so much , this place is awwwwsome , I'm so glad I stumbled on this place. Another question tho , what is a pontil ?
thanks again
have a great day all

Keith

 

[amblypygi]

ORIGINAL: chatty

...Another question tho , what is a pontil ?
...

This is a tubular or open pontil:

 

[amblypygi]

And this is an iron or graphite pontil:

 

[amblypygi]

And this is not a pontil, but just a dent in the bottom of the bottle that is inherent in the mold. This bottle by the way is one that I saw on ebay and snatched the picture of, I only wish it had been mine It went for $1000+

 

[bearswede]

what is a pontil ?

Continuing the theme... Here's a pontil scar produced by a solid pontil rod...


Ron