embossing stamp
Date1870-1920
Inventory Number1998-1-0167
ClassificationEmbossing Stamp
Subject
Maker
Samuel Ward Company
1868-circa 1930
Owner
Department of Metallurgy, Harvard University
early 20th century
Cultural Region
Place of Origin
Place of Use
Dimensions28 × 17 × 6 cm (11 × 6 11/16 × 2 3/8 in.)
Material
Accessoriespiece of paper with embossed label from the stamp
DescriptionThis sleekly-designed embossing press has a metal body, possibly brass, with a matte-black painted finish, and two smooth, decorative grooves pressed into each side. The lever has an ovoid hole at the end, and when pushed down, it activates the small, circular metal press at the base of the machine, which embosses paper.
Signedunsigned [or signature not found]
embosses the following (on piece of paper that accompanies the embossing stamp): DEPARTMENT OF MINING AND METALLURGY. / HARVARD / UNIVERSITY
Inscribedwritten on tag: 4/7/65; Hortuos [or] Horton
Curatorial RemarksTag says "Samuel Ward Co." but signature could not be found on object.
FunctionEmbossing presses stamp addresses and monograms to personalize crafts, letters and cards, and for authenticating important documents. They can also be used to protect against forgeries and unauthorized copies of certificates, limited edition prints, and other artwork.
Ward Leonard Electric Company
Date: 1920-1940
Object number: 1997-1-1987
Blue Hill Meteorological Observatory
Date: circa 1908
Accessories: wooden crate (original transport box), nailed together, with shipping label and four 1-penny British stamps as postage
Object number: 1998-1-0741
Wilhelm Friedrich Lingke
Date: 1900-1930
Accessories: scissors, paper, cupel holder, form for paper cylinders, pliers, cupel moulds, charcoal accessories, brass mould and stamp for clay crucibles, crucibles, and more
Object number: 1997-1-1734
Ward's Natural Science Establishment Inc.
Date: late 19th-early 20th Century
Accessories: one small piece of paper with a drawing of barite crystal.
Object number: 1997-1-1478
Sir Charles Wheatstone
Date: circa 1860
Accessories: part of a set that includes the transmitter (DW0887a)
Object number: DW0887b
Eastman Kodak Company
Date: 1920-1940
Accessories: papers; felt pads
Object number: 1997-1-0305
Samuel Thaxter & Son
Date: 1822-1843
Accessories: solar eyepiece, case
Object number: 1989-4-0010
Pulsometer Engineering Company, Ltd.
Date: 1901-1920
Object number: 1996-1-0235
French
Date: circa 1850
Accessories: boiler (6906b)
Object number: 6906a