Charming Turn of the Century Poppy Pod Inkwell button eye doll rather mockingly I'd think

rather mockingly I'd think

I believe the name of its former owner is carved into the end of the handle

Based on the lot I found it in

but these six have survived

Charming Turn of the Century Poppy Pod Inkwell button eye doll rather mockingly I'd thinkYou might guess from all of the antique penmanship notebooks I post that I wish we would go back to handwriting letters using a pen and ink, and though I have yet to do this myself, if I did, I think this might be the inkwell I would choose to put to use! It also seems to me that this one, shaped like a poppy pod, with another sprouting forth, might inspire hallucinatory, stream of consciousness creative writing! The seller I purchased this from