Antique Victorian Inkstand Of CURLING Interest

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Antique English, Sheffield Silver Plated Inkstand With Curling Motif. 2 Ink Bottles, With Glass Inserts And A Pen Rack. Hand Engraved Foliage Decoration With A Later Presentation Inscription. The Inscription Reads As Follows ' Best Wishes To Vernon O. Bowles From His Old Friends Of The Lummus Co. 1- 29-48 '. A Great Desk Item For TThe Sports Enthusiast. Vernon Bowles Of Dobbs Ferry NY, Was An Inventor, And Via The Internet I Found Various Patents That He Held FromThe 1940's On. He Applied For A Patent For A Catalytic Reactor, Whilst Working At The Lummus Co Of New York, NY On October 31st 1941.