A rocking wood ink blotter was used to blot ink and prevent it from running, smearing, or smudging. This mini rocker blotter is the perfect size for notes and signatures, and tucks away easily in a drawer.
When a pen and ink were the tools used to hand write, the ink tended to stay wet and coudl smear if not blotted. was established in 1906 by Eduard Penkala and Edmund Moster to manufacture Penkala's new invention of the mechanical pencil the company was successful and diversified into writing instruments and accessories patented by Penkala a second factory was eventually opened up in Berlin the company still continues to this day. First seen during the 1800s, the handheld ink blotter, or rocker blotter was a necessity at the writing desk, used to absorb excess ink from fountain or. "About Eduard Slavoljub Penkala" website Research Factsĭr Ralph and Mrs Olga Crawford donated their extensive Canadian dental collection to the DCF to create the museum in 1997 further donations were received while Dr Crawford was Curator Emeritus at the Dental Canada Museum until its closure in 2008. Length 17.3 cm x Width 8.0 cm x Depth 7.0 cm Condition Remarksīlotter shows signs of use and wear scratches all over, as well as ink stains.
Underneath the arch of the handle on the top of the blotter: "PATENT // MOSTER" Permanent Location Transfer from the Dental Canada Fund previously housed in the Dentistry Canada Museum (Ottawa) Maker This blotter has the two original clips with the original blotter pad. Rocker style wood ink blotter, also known as a desk blotter, made of brown wood in the style of Penkala-Moster bottom half is semi-circular, and covered in a strip of faded green bristol board the bristol board covers a beige coloured blotting paper the top of the blotter has a curved wooden handle screwed into it beneath the arch of the handle is a stamp of a profile of a man's head with a pointy nose, and a very large ear with a long pencil tucked behind it. This is a really great ebony black Rocking Elephant Ink Blotter made by Houze Glass. Olga Crawford Canadian Dental Collection Category The Rocker Blotter is a writers tool used to blot excess ink - basically designed so that you dont have to wait for the ink to dry.
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