Ink bottle, 25LC254, (F11) #026
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Title
Ink bottle, 25LC254, (F11) #026
Subject
Ink bottle
Description
Ink bottle, clear glass, rounded square-shaped, 4oz bottle, automatic machine mold, screw cap closure. Embossed with "CHAS. M. HIGGINS & CO 4 OZ's BROOKLYN NY"
Lip: 2.17; Rim: Diameter 41.7mm, Thickness 6mm, Circumference 130.94mm
Entire Artifact: Height 64.8mm, Width 63.8mm, Thickness 64.9mm, Weight .145kg
Entire Artifact: Height 64.8mm, Width 63.8mm, Thickness 64.9mm, Weight .145kg
Creator
Chas. M. Higgins and Co
Source
2019 Capitol Wellfield Project
Publisher
UNL Anthropology
Contributor
Lowe, Grayson
Rights
UNL Anthropology; Capitol Commission
Type
Physical Object
Identifier
Higgins Ink was manufactured in Brooklyn, New York from the early 1880’s up through the late 1960’s and possibly longer. Still available today, it’s bottled and packaged in Leeds, Massachusetts by Chartpak, Inc., and still bears the name of its founder, Irish immigrant and long time Brooklyn resident, Charles M. Higgins.
https://www.higginsinks.com/about-us
https://www.higginsinks.com/about-us
Files
Collection
Citation
Chas. M. Higgins and Co, “Ink bottle, 25LC254, (F11) #026,” UNL Campus Archaeology, accessed April 19, 2025, https://anth-omeka.unl.edu/campus_archaeology/items/show/447.