Civil War-period writing group, comprising:

Colorful, red, white, and blue, patriotic paper box from Union Mills featuring Lady Liberty with US flag

[With:] Ornate red and black fountain pen box with “Aikin, Lambert & Co. New York” embossed in gold on the top. Contains a bone pen and pencil set.

[With:] Cardboard box containing metal fountain pen nibs manufactured by Harrison & Bradford, 1865.

[With:] Wooden traveling inkwell shaped like a barrel (inside glass bottle is intact).

[With:] Sealing wax cake made by Francis Ullathorn, London, with a beehive logo.

[With:] Hinged metal case with brass spectacles. The spectacles have a Schreiber hallmark on the right temple. The temples slide to accommodate the wearer.

[Also with:] Small, circular silvered brass magnifier with a loop brass handle.

The Civil War Collection of James C. Frasca