Back from the depths of obscurity-SS Republic posted by hunter's gold

[CSJournals-migration]

Kind of like my collection

 

Hi Everyone. It has been several months since my last post announcing the sale of my Lincoln cent collections. I have been enjoying the property I bought in north Florida with the proceeds of that sale. Whitetail deer, eastern turkeys, Florida black bears and monster hogs aplenty. Although I sold the majority of my coin collections, I have always been a collector of some sorts since I was a child. Recently I received a package out of the blue from one of the major auction houses with a surprise inside. the note told me how much they missed my business and this was a gift from them. Odyssey Marine Exploration out of Tampa, Florida recovered an amazing amount of coins and artifacts from the sidewheel steamship SS Republic which sank as it was off the coast of Georgia en route to New Orleans during hurricane in October of 1865. This is what I received as a gift. It is a master ink bottle with pouring spout. It was used to hold bulk ink prior to being poured into an inkwell. You can still see some of the crust on the inside of the bottle. Brought back from the depths of obscurity. Wish I could write my next journal entry with an old fashion ink pen and some ink from this bottle. As always, thanks for looking and Happy Collecting

 

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[RWB]

Go to a local golf course and pick up a few goose feathers. They make good pens. As for ink, if you are writing your banker ordinary blood works well, for other uses mix candle soot with a little ground rust and a bit of olive oil.

[vumc409]

Awesome Doug. Glad to hear the property is as bountiful as you had hoped. Don't be a stranger.

 

Michael

[Six Mile Rick]

Good to hear from ya Doug.

Food Plots are planted for deer season and hog hunting and fishing is the weekend schedule till deer season opens ( in three weeks ).

 

Rick

[johnny9434]

wow, thats way cool. congrats on such a nice thing

[coinsbygary]

While your ink bottle was in use in an upper deck stateroom, this little treasure was likely locked away in a barrel below deck in the ships hold. Though the fate of our artifacts was the same on that stormy 1865 October day, they are now virtually re-united through this forum!

Gary

[RWB]

Very interesting items - both of them!

[hunter's gold]

Gary, that is an amazing New Orleans half dollar. Thanks for sharing

[wheat'swheats]

Shoot one of those turkeys and make one. The season just started up here

[hunter's gold]

Our fall season just started as well.

[RWB]

I went out to shoot one, but the local Safeway manager said I couldn't use a rifle in the meat department....I'll try seafood.