File:Inkwell Presented to James B. Eads.jpg

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English: Workmen on the Eads bridge presented this brass inkwell it to Chief Engineer James B. Eads who used it for many years. The base is adorned with miniature engineering tools; the hinged lid opens by moving a mini-lever which engages a set of gears.
Title: Inkwell Presented to James B. Eads
Date circa 1872
date QS:P,+1872-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902
Source Missouri History Museum
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Gallery: http://collections.mohistory.org/resource/85264
Author Eads Bridge worker
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1947-045-0002
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Eads Bridge (Saint Louis, Mo.)
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85264

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