General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

WOODEN CASE, LETTER STOCKS, INKING PAD FRAME, RULE/ CHROME PLATED METAL GAUGE/ CLOTH COVERED INKING PAD

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length

36.9 cm

Width

14.0 cm

Height

4.8 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Printing

Category

Image transfer

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Montreal

Country

Canada

State/Province

Québec

City

Montréal

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Nova Scotia

Period

EARLY 20TH C.

Canada

THE HISTORY OF RUBBER HAND STAMPS IS A SUBJECT WHICH APPEARS TO HAVE HAD LITTLE STUDY. THEIR POPULARITY IN THE LATE 1800'S STEMS FROM TWO EARLIER DEV'TS: THE INVENTION OF VULCANIZED RUBBER (GOODYEAR 1839-1851) & THE DEV'TOF ANALINE DYES, USED IN THE PRODUCTION OF STAMP PAD INKS, IN THE LATE 1850'S.

Function

SPECIFICALLY USED FOR THE AMATEUR PRODUCTION OF DISPLAY SIGNS

Technical

THE USE OF RUBBER LETTER FONTS IN BUSINESS CERTAINLY PREDATES THEIR USE FOR AMATEURS & CHILDREN. SIGN MARKERS WERE USEFUL FOR THE PROD'N OF 1 OR 2 STORE SIGNS THEREBY SAVING THE TIME & COST OF COMMERCIAL PRINTING. THIS DOES NOT DENY THEIR IMPORTANCE AS EDUCATIONAL PRINTING OUTFITS FOR CHILDREN. HIGHLY POPULAR IN THE LATE 19TH C.-EARLY 20TH C., THEY WERE LISTED FOR SALE IN MOST DEPARTMENT STORE CAT DAYS.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

NONE

Missing

HAS HAD LITTLE USE/ TUBES OF INK MISSING/ SOME DRYING & LIFTING OF RUBBER/ INCLUDES 78 CHARACTERS (UPPER & LOWER CASE, FIGS, PUNCT., ORNAMENTS & FRACTIONS)

Finish

INK PAD FRAME, STORAGE BOX AND RULE STAINED & VARNISHED

Decoration

NONE