Ready for the Pen
Leather pig, novelty mailer, 1907.
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May 14, 2008
Leather pig, novelty mailer, 1907.
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I would guess that that's a pen wiper, for cleaning off dip pen nibs (back when people used inkwells...). I've seen instructions on making these in antique craft books, but I've never seen a pig-shaped one.
Posted by:Quartz | May 17, 2008 at 03:29 AM