Object number
75/118
Description
A die stamp, reading 'E. HOBBS' in a narrow serif font. The stamp is waisted so that it can be easily held when hitting it with a hammer.
This is a solid cast iron die stamp, reading 'E. HOBBS' in a narrow serif font. A piece of brass would be hammered or pressed over the stamp to impress it with the inscription to make a manufacturer's nameplate. The stamp is waisted so that it can be easily held when hitting it with a hammer.
Archival history
MERL Catalogue Form (temporary) – ‘Object name: STAMP, die // Class: PERSONAL USE // ... // Notes: Waisted for holding whilst hitting with hammer. Cast metal a solid piece – type narrow-serrifed (check donor’s implication used in Reading area)’
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External document
- L:\MERL\Objects\JISC 2012\60 series negatives\60_13395.tif - High resolution image
