PACIFIC COAST STAMP WORKS CATALOG

Object/Artifact

Homestead Museum

Name/Title

"PACIFIC COAST STAMP WORKS CATALOG"

Entry/Object ID

2000.211.1.1

Description

Color: Black; Brown; Red A catalog of stamps and stencils, issued by the Pacific Coast Stamp Works, ca. 1915. The 64-page book has a brown paper cover with a single-line border at the front. At the top is the name of the company on a scroll. At the center is the company logo in red and at the left of this is, "BOX BRANDS / BADGES / SEALS." At the right is, "METAL SIGNS / CHECKS / ETC." At the bottom are the words, "RUBBER / STEEL & BRASS / STAMPS / STENCILS." Below this is are the addresses of the factory and salesroom as well as the city. On the back is an advertisement for the company's metal signs. All of the cover printing is in blue ink. At the beginning of the inside is a notice about the catalog. There are many types of stamps available including hand; voucher; autograph; rubber; self-inking; flexible handle; time-indicating; dating; pocket; hotel register; and bingo stamps. Other related items include printing wheels; ticket daters; numbering machines; wax and lead seals; lever seal presses; pocket seals; and wagon license plates. Stencil equipment includes letters; plates; brushes; ink cans; machine-made letters and figures; and hand-made steel stamps. Also available are dog license tags; hotel door numbers plates; drawer numbers; name card holders; baggage tags; key rings; coat checks; identification tags; carriage plates; hat badges; silver badges; and door plates.

Lexicon

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Rubber stamps

Search Terms

Three-dimensional, Catalogs, Pacific Coast Stamp Works, Rubber stamp printing, Hand stamps, Metal stamping, Seals and labels (Philately), Labels (Philately), Non-postal labels, Marking devices, Office equipment and supplies, Signs and singboards, Plaques, plaquettes, Stencil work

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

Catalogs