RARE SAWYER'S CONCENTRATED CRYSTAL BLUE FINE WRITING INK, 1878, LATE 19TH CENTURY AMERICAN ANTIQUE WRITING INK ADVERTISING PAPER LABELED BOX, featuring CONCENTRATED POWDERED BLUE INK WOODEN TUBES, with TWIST OFF WOODEN LIDS  (12 wooden tubes)
The Family Package Co., Boston, MA
U.S.A. Patent Dec. 10, 1878
Canada Patent Jan. 14, 1878
(Circa 1878-1895)
Late 19th century American antique, early mercantile advertising & paper labeled pressed cardboard product box containers
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DIMENSIONS:
Box: 7 ¼" Height x 3 ¼" Width x 2 ½" Depth 
Tube: 2 ⅜" Height x ¾" Width 
All the lathe-turned wooden tubes still have their original concentrated, powdered blue ink contents. Most tubes are still full, while others are nearly full. 
Weight: 7.3 oz
 
 DESCRIPTION: 
 
CONDITION: 
Very Good to Excellent overall antique condition.