Pump Inkwells' Knobs:
Behind and Beyond a Maker's Name
by Giovanni Cattaneo

Giovanni Cattaneo, the author of "Pump Inkwells" (sold in the SOIC Store), shared his years of research regarding pump inkwells and the difficulties and triumphs he's had with determing makers and countries of origin, both for the mechanics and the porcelain bodies.

Makers included:
- Ginori
- J.L.
- Pairpoint Manufacturing Company
- the mysterious "A.D."
- Boquet
- Schlesinger
- Pueryotype
- Truffaut

If you were unaware of the mechanics of a pump inkwell, how difficult it can be to determine who a manufacturer was (even with -- or despite of -- a marking), or even what a pump inkwell is, this presentation was an opening into the intriguing world of a unique type of inkwell.

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