Name/Title
Notary Seal Embosser for Robert C. IdeEntry/Object ID
2012.7.8a-bDescription
(a) A notary seal embosser used by Robert C. Ide of Transamerica Development Company, likely used between 1965 and 1975. The embosser is 1.5" (w) x 5" (l) x 5" (h) when handled upright. Materially it is made of solid metal, mostly a shiny, reflective silver color. Two round metal plates imprint a round stamp a "Robert C. Ide" labeled notary seal; the top plate is gold-colored, the bottom silver. The embosser is handheld, with a smooth curved bottom and handle on top. The manufacturer name, "DURO," is engraved on one side, with the patent numbers for an "'Official' Pocket Seal" listed on the other. The patent numbers are 2,077,853-2,203,644 and 2,706,448-2,998,766. Directions stating "Press to Open, To Close Handle" are engraved on the handle.
(b)
Robert Ide worked for Transamerica from the late 1960s through the 1970s selling off its land assets throughout Broomfield. Many of the assets came from Turnpike Land Company, which Transamerica acquired in 1964.Collection
Permanent CollectionMade/Created
Date made
1965 - 1975Notes
Date: 1965-1975 circa
Copy/Orig/Other: Original
Company creator: DuroLexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Secondary Object Term
Stamp, NotaryNomenclature Primary Object Term
EmbosserNomenclature Primary Object Term
Stamp, MarkingNomenclature Sub-Class
Writing DevicesNomenclature Class
Written Communication T&ENomenclature Category
Category 06: Tools & Equipment for CommunicationLOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials
Embossed printsSearch Terms
Transamerica Development Company, SealsRelationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Robert C. IdeRelated Entries
Notes
2012.7.1a, 2012.7.1b, 2012.7.2, 2012.7.3, 2012.7.4a, 2012.7.4b, 2012.7.5, 2012.7.6, 2012.7.7, 2012.7.9
All related records and artifacts are part of the same collection pertaining to Broomfield Reservoir and Ditch Company, The Broomfield Company, Turnpike Land Company, and Transamerica Development Company. The assets and/or operations of the former two companies came under the ownership of Turnpike Land Company in 1955. Turnpike dissolved in 1964, with its assets going to Transamerica.Provenance
Notes
This artifact is part of a larger collection originally owned by Robert C. Ide, who donated it to the Broomfield Depot Museum in 2012 (see accession 2012.7). He obtained the records from his employer, Transamerica Development Company, in the 1970s after he worked selling many of their assets in the Broomfield area. Transamerica had also acquired several documents from Turnpike Land Company in 1964, which itself had previously acquired the records of Broomfield Reservoir and Ditch Company and The Broomfield Company in 1955.