Posted 8 years ago
mcheconi
(42 items)
Cyma is a swiss watchmaker founded in 1862 that by 1929 produced 4000 watches daily, selling them all over the world. They're still in business.
This promotional inkwell has a lid in the format of a pocket watch, a removable ink container and a base written in Portuguese "Relogio Cyma" (Cyma Watch) and "Sem Igual" (Nothing Like It). Third picture shows the bottom marked with a fleur de lis and the letters "PH" or "PIT" or "PII". I couldn't find a maker based on these marks. Maybe someone could help.
Last pic is a 1920's poster by spanish artist Emilio Vilá.
Thank you bijoucaillouvintage.
Thanks BB2 for the love!
What a fantastic old promotional piece!
Fantastic inkwell ! so nice to see you also :-)
This brings back memories of all the desks where I went to school having an ink well recessed into the top. They were certainly messy if you didn't have a good pen.
this is awesome!!!!
Thank you Mani...nice to see you too girl.
Thanks recer4four. I guess this was a corporate gift of that era.
fhrjr2...I can only imagine...I would certainly have problems with these...I couldn't avoid bic pens from exploding in my hands...
Thank you Sean! Glad you like it.
Thanks Belltown, Caperkid, TassieDevil, vetraio!
Passed by this a few days ago, did not know it was yours and missed it. It sure has the branding well done on the pocket watch, just love this now that I see it is an inkwell. I bet the executives at the company used them. Love the art too. Superb find, its almost as if you methodically think before purchasing treasures like this !
Hello Phil...I thought you were ignoring me LOL. It's a little beauty isn't it? As you may know, it isn't easy to find things like these here in Brazil. There wasn't as many companies as in the U.S. at that time, most of the products were imported (and still are, as our industry is almost inexistent) and the markets were restricted to a few major cities. That said, I never miss the opportunity to grab everything that has the right design and age.
That may explain why these items are noticed by you. The condition is exemplar down to the small ink well !
An amazing find.
Thank you Wandlessfairy for the love!
Cool inkwell :)