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This is a squat, square, clear glass ink-bottle with no lid. It was found by the donor in his father's shed in Ashburton, Devon, while clearing it out after his father's death in 1983. It is one of a number of objects found in the shed by the donor and donated to MERL (object numbers 83/98-83/128).

1 ink bottle: clear glass; good condition.

MERL 'Handwritten accession' form (Institute of Agricultural History) – 'Standard museum name: INK-BOTTLE // Accession number: 83/104 // Classification: PERSONAL USE Writing // Negative number: 60/14443 // Acquisition method: Gift // Acquired from, date: Roger Plumb, [...], October 1983 // Store: small object // Condition: good // Recorder, date: JMB 13.12.83 // Description: A squat, square clear glass ink-bottle with no lid. // Dimensions: Height: 3.5cm Base: 4.0cm. // Associated information: // References:', Letter, MERL to Roger Plumb, 10 October 1983 – 'Dear Mr Plumb, // Thank you for leaving the boxes of items at the Museum recently. We have kept some of the objects, one (the telephone) has been passed on to the Science Museum, the rest, being of no interest, we have discarded. // Yours sincerely, // Roy D Brigden // Keeper, Museum of English Rural Life'