Name/Title
Notary Public Seal device, Alameda County, of Daniel Knox, c. 1900Entry/Object ID
2008.49.2Description
Acc. No. 08.49.2
Subject Category: NOTARY PUBLIC
Date or Period: CIRCA 1900
Object: NOTARY SEAL
Description: AN OBLONG-SHAPED BASE SUPPORTS A FRAME WITH HANDLE. THE HANDLE IS MOVABLE AND, WHEN PRESSED, ADDS PRESSURE TO AN ENGRAVED BRASS SEAL. DECORATIVE MOTIF CONSISTS OF A LION'S HEAD ACCENTUATED WITH COPPER PAINT ON A BACKGROUND OF JAPANNING. NO MANUFACTURER'S MARK NOTED.
THE SEAL IS MUCH WORN AND LEAVES AN IMPRINT FEATURING THE WORDS ‘NOTARY PUBLIC’ AND POSSIBLY ‘ALAMEDA’.
Size: H 11" X Base 6-3/4"
History of Subject: AN IRON DOCUMENT SEAL (DEVICE) THAT BELONGED TO THE LATE JUDGE DANIEL KNOX, LONGTIME RESIDENT OF ALAMEDA. HE WAS MARRIED TO THE DONOR'S MOTHER, VERA GEORGE KNOX.
Acquired from: AL GEORGE
CATALOG Date: JUNE 7, 2008
