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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Dafydd, post: 26662541, member: 86815&quot;]I have a large ink bottle and ink pot recovered from the SS Republic. The large bottle is a little chipped but the makers name is intact. [ATTACH=full]1701181[/ATTACH]</p><p>There was a large number of ink bottles and pots in the cargo manifest and many were recovered along with the coins we have all seen.</p><p>The SS <i>Republic</i> was carrying a vast cargo of&nbsp; ink bottles and pots intended to replenish supplies in New Orleans and aid post-Civil War Reconstruction efforts. These bottles were in transit to help meet a rapidly growing demand for literacy and written communication in a recovering South, where education was seen as a vital component of rebuilding the post-war economy. From the accompanying book I learnt that the recovered collection features more than 175 different bottle types, ranging from small, inexpensive &quot;penny inkwells&quot; such as my example, —designed for affordability and stability to prevent tipping—to more ornate, hand-blown glass bottles meant to be attractive desk displays.</p><p>Considering the recovery from a depth of 1700 feet the condition is remarkable.</p><p>I&#039;ll try and replace the image posted with a better one.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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