Original S. Silliman Co. barrel-form traveling ink well circa 1860. Measuring 2.25 inches high by 1.5 inches wide. Excellent condition including original blown glass stopper. In the 1800s, the S. Silliman Company in Chester, CT, made itself known nationwide for its wooden inkstands and inkwells. Indeed, it is said that Abraham Lincoln had a Silliman inkwell in his Springfield, IL, law office, and in 1837 a Silliman inkwell was gifted to President Martin Van Buren.