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Patent Model for a Hand Stamp
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About this work
This patent model demonstrates an invention for a hand stamp which was granted patent number 34166. The patent details a percussion stamp for marking the backs of railroad tickets with the ticket remaining face up, and for perforating tickets printed on strips of paper.
National Museum of American History’s own descriptionCredit linePatent Model for a Hand Stamp. ca 1862. Shaffer, John. National Museum of American History. CC0.