DATE STAMPS, in wooden box
H2001.2
Wooden box with metal plate - 'WATERLOW & SONS/LIMITED/MANUFACTURERS/LONDON/No.....' (Cannot read the serial number). Inside the box there are 30 compartments containing approximately 70 metal stamps with letters, numbers, dash, full stop and blanks (brass and lead coloured). On the inside lid of the box, written in blue pencil :'JA/FE/MR/AP/MY/JN/JY/AU/SE/OC/NO/DE' - the abbreviations for the months of the year.
Department:
History DepartmentCollection
| Accession Number: | H2001.2 |
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| Accession Date: | 22 Jan 2001 |
| Acquisition Year: | 1992 |
| Credit: | Westrail - Geraldton |
Material
| Wood | 0 - Whole |
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| Metal |
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| Pencil |
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Measurement
| length | 145mm | box closed |
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| height | 42mm | box closed |
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| depth | 7.2cm | box closed |
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| height | 105mm | box open |
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