I just bought one for $1,290
Any information on antique inkwells is a broad question. The best place to looks for general information on antique inkwells is www.soic.com. That is the web site for the international Society of Inkwell Collectors. Click on Resources and there is an abundant amount of information, depending on exactly what you are looking for. Inkwells before the late 1700's are mostly in museums but my collectors have inkwells in the periods after that. Inkwells come in many, many shapes and materials -- crystal, brass, bronze, cast iron, copper, cut glass -- from all periods in history. There are several good books written about inkwells which you should find on the SOIC web site.
They wrote with fountain pens that had to be dipped in inkwells or filled I believe. Mostly they would dip them in inkwells.
Joel. Goodman has written: 'A pictorial book of better inkwells and accessories' -- subject(s): Catalogs, Inkwells, Materials and instruments, Writing
There isn't much market for them as radiators, as scrap, it will vary depending on where you are at. Cast iron is the least valuable iron and the price will vary day to day. $20 to $100 a ton.
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I don't think they make cast iron anymore. About the only way to replace cast iron is to go to auctions or yard selling to find the. You can try to repair the skillet if it means that much to you.
SO they don't melt on the stove. Also they are durable, good conductors of heat. Copper pans are much more expensive, and so are cast iron ones.
Iron, cast iron is just iron
Malleable cannot be broken like a cast fitting can be and normally malleable fittings / pipe do not have a seam +++ Its full name is Malleable CAST Iron - it is cast as "ordinary" cast-iron but is a lot less brittle. It is an important material combining some of the properties of cast-iron with those of mild-steel.
1.9 billion
About 500 TONS (empty)
250 pounds