Name/Title
Machine, TextileEntry/Object ID
G2001.109Description
Name stamping tool of the sort used to mark quilts and the like. Turned cherry knob handle on a white metal base having a slot to receive tiny cast letters like printers’ type. A screw inserted from the side keeps them pressed in place; the screw head is a scallop shell shape. The surface surrounding the slot has a cast relief design of an eagle with spread wings on top, and a spray of arrows below. The letters have been inserted upside down, and the periods placed before rather than after the textCollection
Bruce and Susan Greene Costume CollectionLexicon
Search Terms
stamping tool, marker
