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jbb
March 31st, 2015, 08:43 PM
There is a mark on the metal lid of this jar/inkwell that looks like "15" . Does anyone know what that means?

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jar
April 1st, 2015, 07:30 AM
Likely just the manufacturers part number.

jbb
April 1st, 2015, 07:42 AM
Likely just the manufacturers part number.

thanks jar

Chrissy
April 1st, 2015, 07:49 AM
I agree with jar, it isn't a silver hallmark or anything like that.

It may be silver plated if it is white metal with some parts looking slightly yellow

MY63
April 1st, 2015, 12:30 PM
In my misspent youth I spent some time in bars and it looks like a 1/5 Gill measurement that we used to measure spirits with they did not have the / so the fraction was shown by stamping the second number lower down.
I believe 1/5 gill is 0.999 of a fluid ounce by the way

cwent2
April 1st, 2015, 12:36 PM
That would make sense.