The Green County Historical Museum possesses a large Victorian inkwell.
The inkwell, weighing 7 pounds, is made of swirled glass and an ornately etched silver-plated top with a small removable glass insert to hold the ink.
The inkwell was made by the Derby Silver Company of Shelton, Conn.; the company existed between 1872 and 1898 before merging with the International Silver Company.
The inkwell was donated in 1937 by the late F.B. Luchsinger of Monroe. It was used by the late J.B. Galusha when he was cashier at several of Monroe's first banks in the 19th century.
According to E.C. Hamilton's history of Monroe entitled "The Story of Monroe," J.B. Galusha came to Monroe in 1856 at the direction of former Ohio Congressman Columbus Delano to establish a bank in Monroe. Once arriving here from Ohio, he discovered that a bank had already been established under the name of Ludlow, Bingham & Co. Realizing the small community could not support two banks, Galusha applied for the position of cashier with the Ludlow-Bingham firm. He was hired as the cashier and continued in this capacity for 35 years, serving through the life of the Ludlow-Bingham bank, the Monroe Bank and for many years with the First National Bank of Monroe.
- Submitted by John Glynn of the Green County Historical Society
The inkwell, weighing 7 pounds, is made of swirled glass and an ornately etched silver-plated top with a small removable glass insert to hold the ink.
The inkwell was made by the Derby Silver Company of Shelton, Conn.; the company existed between 1872 and 1898 before merging with the International Silver Company.
The inkwell was donated in 1937 by the late F.B. Luchsinger of Monroe. It was used by the late J.B. Galusha when he was cashier at several of Monroe's first banks in the 19th century.
According to E.C. Hamilton's history of Monroe entitled "The Story of Monroe," J.B. Galusha came to Monroe in 1856 at the direction of former Ohio Congressman Columbus Delano to establish a bank in Monroe. Once arriving here from Ohio, he discovered that a bank had already been established under the name of Ludlow, Bingham & Co. Realizing the small community could not support two banks, Galusha applied for the position of cashier with the Ludlow-Bingham firm. He was hired as the cashier and continued in this capacity for 35 years, serving through the life of the Ludlow-Bingham bank, the Monroe Bank and for many years with the First National Bank of Monroe.
- Submitted by John Glynn of the Green County Historical Society