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The Collector's Guide to Inkwells: Identification & Values (Bk.1)

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Badders' book is a pure delight for the collector of inkstands and ink bottles. It has 502 colored plates which will have the collector/reader drooling and upon discovering a match for one in his collection feeling that superb sense of satisfaction only a true inkwell lover can understand.

Badders has included inkwells of many varied compositions, and unlike the very few other books on the subject, has included the range of value of each item.

I recently started collecting inkwells and purchased this book as a basic guide. I was hoping it might contain more information about the different types of inkwells that were produced in various time periods, countries, etc...it does provide pictures and descriptions by type of inkwell (wood, brass) and offers some period info - it's great for basic identification but I've learned a lot more from other collectors and on eBay! It's a good starter book, but very basic in content and information. Not any information on markings either.

THE BOOK DOES NOT HELP COLLECTORS OF CZECH BOHEMIAN IRIDESCENT INKWELLS. FIRST, THERE ARE ONLY 8 EXAMPLES IN THE BOOK. THE PHOTOGRAPHS ARE TOO DARK AND DO NOT CAPTURE THE BEAUTY OR TEXTURE OF THE GLASS. BUT WORSE, THE INFORMATION IS WRONG. INKWELLS CLEARLY MARKED WITH THE GERMAN PATENT MARK, D.R.G.M. ARE LABELED 'AMERICAN." IN ONE INSTANCE, TWO INKWELLS MADE OF THE SAME GLASS ARE CALLED RESPECTIVELY 'AMERICAN" AND "EUROPEAN." THE AUSTRIAN MARK OE.P COMES OUT "DEP." AT LEAST THEY ARE CALLED "LOETZ-TYPE," WHICH IS ACCURATE, SINCE NONE OF WAS MADE BY LOETZ. A GOOD BARGAIN BOOK TO LOOK AT PICTURES, BUT DEFINITELY NOT FOR THE ESPECIALIST.

My mother gave me a HUGE inkwell collection that was given to her and it's been a blast researching them all. I particularly like this type of book because it has alot of pictures and the info is easy to follow. I haven't been able to find just one book that has everything in it, but they all benefit in one way or the other.