Embosser
Category
Machinery and industrial devices
Date
circa 1880
Materials
Cast iron, brass and lacquer
Measurements
120 x 190 x 85 mm
Place of origin
England
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Attingham Park, Shropshire
NT 608576
Summary
Black lacquered cast iron paper embosser operated by a hinged arm fitted with a turned ebonised handle; swan neck arm to a circular stamp and a coronet above two entwined 'B's. Decorated with gilt floral sprays. English manufacture circa 1880.
Provenance
Attingham collection; bequeathed to the National Trust with the estate, house and contents of Attingham by Thomas Henry Noel-Hill, 8th Baron Berwick (1877-1947) on 15th May 1953.