Object number
58/61
Description
Die stamp bears the inscription 'George Nixey, Wheelwright and Smith, Slough, Est. 1771'.
This die stamp bears the inscription 'George Nixey, Wheelwright and Smith, Slough, Est. 1771'. 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 was made in the first half of the nineteenth century, possibly by the owner, and used at the premises of George Nixey, a wheelwrighting firm in Slough.
Physical description
1 die stamp: metal
Production place
Slough
Production date
1800 - 1849
Production period
Nineteenth century, first half
Object name
Material
Technique
Associated subject
Associated person/institution
External document
- L:\MERL\Objects\JISC 2012\60 series negatives\60_2893.tif - High resolution image
