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Press, Embossing

Object Name:
Press, Embossing
Object ID:
1973.001.01
Date:
circa 1900
Description:
Seal press. Embossing seal press, cast steel, painted black with gold trim. Hinged handle with cast brass negative die and metal positive impression mounted on base: "The Proprietors of Cornish Bridge", "N.H. 1795", "VT. 1797", "Seal".
Material:
Metal
Steel
Brass
Dimensions:
H-8.3 W-1.8 L-4.8 inches
Provenance:
The Cornish Bridge and corporate records sold to the State of New Hampshire in 1935. Papers and objects related to the Cornish Bridge given to the New Hampshire Historical Society by the Attorney General, State of New Hampshire, January 1936. Seals transferred from the library to the museum collection in 1973.
Credit Line:
Gift of the Attorney General of the State of New Hampshire
Subjects:
Transportation, Bridges
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