Any info would be superb if

[Older The Better]

My dad found this years ago while hunting he told me where he picked it up and it’s lead me to what I think is a old homestead site, I happen to be at my parents this weekend and so I took some pictures of it
Still have very little evidence that is dateable I did recently find a Holmes booth and Hayden’s lamp mechanism I suspect this falls in that same 1853-1901 range but any info would be great
best shot I could get of the inside theres a small swirl at the bottom

Looks like maybe a finger print in the glaze
Also found rural Kansas pasture so highly doubt it’s something like a high school pottery project

 

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[creskol]

It is a salt glazed stoneware cone inkwell. My guess is early 1900's or so. Very nice!

 

[Mackaydon]

Sometimes called a bee hive ink well.
[FONT=&quot]These bottles where created to be thrown away after the ink had been used.
Great save !!
Don......[/FONT]

 

[HuntinDog]

Nice Ink
There should be some other stuff there to be found

 

[ANTIQUARIAN]

Your inkwell is likely British and dates to the 1870s - 80s, the one your Dad found is in amazing condition.
Most of the examples I find have been beaten to death by the plows.

Here are a couple I found last year,
Dave

 

[ARC]

It is a salt glazed stoneware cone inkwell. My guess is early 1900's or so. Very nice!

Agreed.

 

[Professor of Engineering]

Very nice ink well, congrats!

 

[Older The Better]

Great thanks guys I didn’t have high hopes with no marks anywhere on the well but you nailed it... inspired me to go back to the spot with my screen
This was all from a hole maybe 2.5 feet wide

 

[ANTIQUARIAN]

Great thanks guys I didn’t have high hopes with no marks anywhere on the well but you nailed it... inspired me to go back to the spot with my screen
This was all from a hole maybe 2.5 feet wide

Looks like you're onto a dump site.
I'd definitely consider heading back with a sifting screen.

Dave

 

[Joe-Dirt]

Nice, dig dig dig!!!!

 

[Older The Better]

Dump vs house That is the debate between me and another guy who grew up in the area and has 35 years on me. I intentionally dug on a part of the site that probably WAS a dump but I think it’s a complete site there appears to be a filled in well, the area is maybe 60x20 yards that seems huge for an 1800’s dump, it’s on a hill next to a creek, most dump sites around here are in creeks, and there seems to be an organization to the site. Around one tree I find household items, silverware, lamp parts, decorative pins, door hardware, square nails. To the west side I find lots of hors tack and horse shoes and farming equipment, I think it’s a homestead but he’s adamant it was just a dump

 

[Older The Better]

... I’m hoping I can find enough pieces to rebuild a jug or two. It’s like doing a puzzle except, the pieces are buried and there’s no guarantee they are all there