Talk:Syng inkstand

"Sander"?
This article says:
 * They were made to be placed on desks, and ornate versions of them included a sander, a place for the pen, and a candle to melt sealing wax in addition to artistic touches.

Wikipedia has an article titled sander, which says it's a power tool. The cited web page mentions sanders repeatedly, without saying what they are. Can this be explained in this article?

Michael Hardy (talk) 18:46, 4 July 2009 (UTC)
 * Done Johnbod (talk) 19:29, 4 July 2009 (UTC)

i like turtles — Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.225.185.240 (talk) 01:32, 28 April 2014 (UTC)
 * Not much to not like about turtles. Pretty high-functioning reptiles. This article is about an inkstand which should really be one of the treasured items in American history. And that it still exists and is exhibited makes it a historical touchstone. I'm glad to have found this page. Randy Kryn 2:58 18 September, 2014 (UTC)

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Journals of the Continental Congress
Hello. You've kept some of my edits on the straight and narrow, thanks for that. This is one I will ask for a discussion if you would. Since the Journals of the Continental Congress were literally written by Charles Thomson in Independence Hall the Syng inkstand likely was present and used during at least some of the Journal's writing. More importantly for context, the inkstands use in the signing of the Declaration of Independence is historically sourced, and the signing was reported on in the Journals (I assume, haven't actually read the journals but from their page they seem quite inclusive). I've said a couple times that a miniseries about Charles Thomson would be quite the story. The inkstand doesn't seem tangential to Charles Thomson since its own notability as an American relic is so connected to a signed document and an ongoing journal that he had secretarial control over. Randy Kryn (talk) 03:17, 31 July 2022 (UTC)
 * Please find a source to back up your assertion that the inkstand was used to record the minutes of the Continental Congress, preferably one that mentions that Charles Thomson specifically used it to record them. At present, this article does not mention either the Journals of the Continental Congress or Charles Thomson; that says something about their notability (or lack there of) with regard to the inkstand. Drdpw (talk) 01:41, 1 August 2022 (UTC)