[.1] Date stamp with brass plate and wooden handle [.2] wooden brass hinged cedar? box with lid, paper label affixed to inside lid plus three oval inked stamp impressions reading GOVERNMENT PRINTING DEPARTMENT - PERTH WA/29 MAR 87 [in centre of oval];[.3] raised black fabric ink pad inside circular metal box with hinged lid and circular gold coloured crest 'THE POST OFFICE/PATENT/D G BERRI' [.4]clear glass ink bottle with metal lid marked 'PATENT UNION STOPPER', mostly dried black ink inside bottle [.5] brass print type (x 48) in internal wooden box with 36 holes to accommodate the brass numbers and 12 holes for months; [.6] 3 x loose brass fittings; [.7] 2 x brass clips, razor-blade-shaped with cuttings to sides and ends
Department:
History DepartmentCollection
History Collection
Collection Item Data
| Accession Number: | H2015.20 |
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| Accession Date: | 16 Apr 2015 |
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| Acquisition Year: | 2015 |
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| Credit: | Department of Premier and Cabinet |
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Material
| Brass/Metal | the 3 x brass fittings and 2 x brass clips are assumed to be tools used in inserting and adjusting type in date stamp
| 1 - Part 1 |
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Measurement
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