Charming Turn of the Century Poppy Pod Inkwell button eye doll but these six have survived

but these six have survived

I'm not certain the age but would think early-ish 20th century

is in excellent condition and measures 9 3/4" long x 2 1/2" wide x 2 3/4" tall

Based on the lot I found it in

rather mockingly I'd think

Charming Turn of the Century Poppy Pod Inkwell button eye doll but these six have survivedYou might guess from all of the antique penmanship notebooks I post that I wish we would go back to handwriting letters using a pen and ink, and though I have yet to do this myself, if I did, I think this might be the inkwell I would choose to put to use! It also seems to me that this one, shaped like a poppy pod, with another sprouting forth, might inspire hallucinatory, stream of consciousness creative writing! The seller I purchased this from