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Title |
Bates Eight Movement Numbering Machine |
Object Name |
Stamp, Date |
Other Name |
Bates Eight Movement Numbering Machine |
Description |
One Bates Eight Movement Numbering Machine and original box from the Bethlehem Steel, Sparrows Point Plant and Shipyard. Machine is a double die-plate machine which stamps straight numbers or combined numbering and dating. The stamper is H 6" x L 2.5" x W 1.5". The front has double dials and the back says "Bates Numbering Machine Patented Serial no. 2824260 wheel 8 style". The machine is brown and stainless with red and black lettering. Box is gold metallic, black, and beige. L 6.5" x W 3.25" x H 2.5". Box comprises a lid and a bottom. The lid has title graphics and has two torn corners. The sides of the bottom have instructions for ink and use on the outer edges. The bottom of the bottom has a warning and the company name. Inside the box are glued paper instructions for usage. |
Accession Number |
2019.04 |
Object ID |
2019.04.15 |
Source |
Tradepoint Atlantic |
Provenance |
Taken from the Bethlehem Steel Archives at Tradepoint Atlantic in 2019. |
Caption |
2019.04.15_(1) |
Collection |
Bethlehem Steel Corporation |