Antique Figural Cast Iron Figural Crab Inkwell bus slight edge scuffing

slight edge scuffing

Each of the shelves has usable space of roughly 45" x 15" x 10"

" and an alphabet-and-numbers border designed to double as a children's learning aid

Slogans read: "The part above the roof makes good buildings better" and "The part inside the building makes good stock better

Antique Figural Cast Iron Figural Crab Inkwell bus slight edge scuffingHeavy cast iron figural inkwell in the form of a crab, featuring a hinged carapace that lifts to reveal the circular ink reservoir beneath. The top shell is decorated with stamped and tooled foliate motifs, giving the piece a subtle decorative flourish uncommon among utilitarian desktop items. Each leg and claw is sculpted in expressive detail, and the hinge mechanism opens and closes smoothly, retaining full functionality. Crab form inkwells were