Payson's Indelible Ink
name: label: maker
content: Payson's Indelible Ink Company
notes: label: Description
content: Payson’s Indelible Ink suitable for use on linen or cotton was invented by John Payson Williston (1803-1872), a pharmacist, temperance advocate, and anti-slavery crusader in Northampton, Mass. An early advertisement appeared in [Hartford] <i>Christian Secretary</i> 14 (Nov. 21, 1835): 179. The ink was still available at the end of the century.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
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content: Medicine and Science: Chemistry
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 1980.0597.53
label: catalog number
content: 1980.0597.53
label: accession number
content: 1980.0597
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Payson's Indellible Ink
physicalDescription: label: Measurements
content: overall: 59 mm x 24 mm; 2 5/16 in x 15/16 in