Bottle of Graffis rubber-stamp ink

Name/Title

Bottle of "Graffis" rubber-stamp ink

Entry/Object ID

2025.1.148

Description

A small cylindrical glass bottle of dark glass with a black ribbed screw cap, containing rubber-stamp ink. The paper front label, on a green and black ground, shows a stylized black silhouette of a hand rubber-stamp (gomígrafo) above the text "TINTA PARA GOMIGRAFOS," with the brand "grafis" in script within an oval, and a lower caption "PRODUCTOS DOMESTICOS / CAPDEVILA, LA HABANA" and "HECHO EN CUBA E.J.P.D." The label is abraded and torn, with losses at the upper corner and along the lower edge, and ink staining over the brand oval. Contents is present.

Use

Office materials of Leopoldo Arús Gálvez

Collection

The Cabrera Arús family collection, Leopoldo Arús Gálvez collection

Acquisition

Accession

2025.1

Made/Created

Manufacturer

E.J.P.D.

Place

City

Havana

Country

Cuba

Region

Caribbean, Central America

Edition

"Graffis" is the product/brand.

Notes

Maker: "E.J.P.D." ("Empresa [—] de Productos Domésticos"), with the middle initial undetermined. Capdevila is a locality in Havana (Boyeros area).

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Notes

"TINTA PARA GOMIGRAFOS"; "grafis" (script, in an oval); "PRODUCTOS DOMESTICOS / CAPDEVILA, LA HABANA"; "HECHO EN CUBA E.J.P.D." (leading letters lost to label damage). Gomígrafo (rubber-stamp) silhouette graphic.

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Leopoldo Arús Gálvez

Notes

owner

Related Places

Place

City

Havana

Country

Cuba

Region

Caribbean, Central America

Notes

production, acquisition, use

Created By

María A. Cabrera Arús

Create Date

March 27, 2026

Updated By

María A. Cabrera Arús

Update Date

June 14, 2026