Sheffield silver plate desk set maker John Deakins & sons, with…
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Sheffield silver plate desk set maker John Deakins & sons, with two glass base ink wells and a centre cow pounce pot, width 27 cm approx

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  • Pounce - Pounce is a finely ground powder made from a mixture of salt, sand, talc, pumice and soapstone. It was used in the era before the invention of blotting paper and was sprinkled over wet ink to speed up the drying process. It was commonly stored in a pounce pot, a container similar to a salt shaker, but with a concave top to allow the unused pounce to be returned to the container. The containers were made wood, silver or ceramic, and were sometimes a component of an inkstand.

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