Decorative inkwell inscribed with Roosevelt and Parkers popu

Sale 2310 - Lot 418

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Decorative inkwell inscribed with Roosevelt and Parker's popular vote totals from the 1904 election. Cast-iron stag's head and 2 detachable ink pots on a 7 1/2 x 3 3/4 inch-base, 7 1/4 inches tall; cast into the base are the maker's initials "J.H.Z" and "P.Z." and the inscriptions "Roosevelt, R, 7,627,632" and "Parker, D, 5,080,054." Np, circa 1904

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This handsome inkwell is believed to have been offered as a prize at a hunting club to the member who came closest to guessing Roosevelt's and Parker's popular vote tallies.