Textile trademark stamp

Object/Artifact

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Saco Museum

Name/Title

Textile trademark stamp

Entry/Object ID

2024.21.2

Description

Copper strips are set into a wooden block to form the pattern depicting one of the trademark patterns of the Laconia Mills. The strips form the words "MADE BY / LACONIA CO." Later paint in red, green, and blue, "enhance" the letters. Holes on the back also indicate where a pair of metal brackets would have been originally attached.

Made/Created

Date made

1859 - 1874

Dimensions

Height

3 in

Width

11 in

Depth

2 in

Material

Wood