Embossing Press

Object/Artifact

Vermont Historical Society

Name/Title

Embossing Press

Entry/Object ID

1972.61.2

Description

Iron embossing stamp. The stamp consists of an ear-shaped metal arm spanning between a square base pedestal and a round stamp head. The top press button is stamped into a decorative floral pattern.

Use

Used to stamp the dates into railroad tickets.

Context

Used on the Woodstock Railway

Acquisition

Accession

1972.61

Source or Donor

Mead, Edgar T.

Acquisition Method

Gift

Credit Line

Steamtown, USA

Made/Created

Time Period

19th Century

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Press, Embossing

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Stamp

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Press, Printing

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Replication Equipment

Nomenclature Class

Exchange Media

Nomenclature Class

Printing T&E

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 06: Tools & Equipment for Communication

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

7 in

Width

3-1/2 in

Depth

5 in

Material

Iron

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Woodstock Railway

Related Places

Place

Town

Woodstock

County

Windsor County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America