13.16.41
Set, Indelible Ink
1909 Approximate
Indelible Ink Fabric Marking Kit. Material: paper, glass, cork, wood, metal. (a,b) Box and Lid. Size: 2 1/2" x 3 1/4" x 1". Description: black paper over gray paperboard; inner box slides into open ended cover; gold label on box: "Carter's Household Indelible Ink for Marking Cotton, Linen or Any Fabrics. The Carter's Ink Co., Boston, Montreal, New York, Chicago" (c) Block. Material: wood. Size: 1/2" x 1 3/4" diameter. Description: porous circular block used to lift fabric. (d) Fabric Holder Clamp. Material: wood. Size: 1/8" x 2" diameter. Description: wooden ring used to slip over block to hold fabric in place. (e) Ink Pen Tip. Material: metal. Size: 1/4" x 2 1/2". Description: metal ink pen tip. (f) Ink Pen Tip Holder. Material: wood. Size: 1/4" x 2 1/2". Description: black painted wooden shank to hold ink pen tip. (g) Ink Bottle. Material: glass, cork, paper. Size: 1" square x 2 1/4" H. Description: glass bottle with neck and opening at the top; cork stopper; labels on all four sides: "Carter's Household Indelible Ink, Shake Well Before Using, Do Not Iron Before Washing, No. 481".