Archaeological Objects
ca. 1770 - ca. 1920
Abiel Smith School Digital Catalog
ABS.0044.033
Northeast Museum Services Center, National Park Service
Students used paper and ink less frequently than writing slates and slate pencils. These inkwells held ink for students to use dip pen to write on paper. These inkwells would have fit directly into each desk at the Smith School. The lead casing and lid helped to prevent spills of the ink contained in the well.*
*Information from “Abiel Smith School Digital Catalog” Northeast Museum Services Center, NPS
Questions to Consider
- Why would students use paper and ink less frequently than writing slates and slate pencils?
- As a student of the Smith School, how difficult do you think it would have been to use dip ink to write?
