Description
This unwell was a gift from my sister-in-law and it was sold to her as a Civil War Travel Inkwell. It is approximately 2 inches tall. The top opens by a button on a hinge and has an inner lid. The inner lid has an insignia that is a bird ( perhaps an eagle) with two banners at the top and a crown between them. Under this are the letters K.K.PR. When that lid is opened, there is a spring under the lid and a glass bottle that it fits into. It appears to be brass and another metal.
Re: Civil War Era Travel Inkwell
After posting my inquiry, it occurred to me that the bird and the PR might be Prussian. I found a Prussian insignia that I think is the one on the inner lid.