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DAT 3327
WRITI]';G ACCESSORIES Pen and inkstand
DAT 566
DAT 7066
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Flat, square lead weighls
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This oblong Sland is made oul oflead and is omamenled wilh stamped decoralion of a ralher crude form. The sland is oblong in shape, with a square ink-well in the righl-hand cOmer and a round enclosure in the lefl-handcomer, possibly lO hold a boule. The front parl has a long narrow enclosure, presumably lO hold the pens.
Drass writing pen
DAT3590
The pen is made out of sheet brass, rolled into a lube. The nib is splil and there are simple, engraved decorations around the part where the pen would be held.
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