Object Record
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Metadata
Object ID |
2011.013.001 |
Object Name |
Seal |
Collection |
Business/Industry |
Credit line |
Gift of Joe Ann Knauss |
Date |
1973 |
Made |
Franklin Rubber Stamp Company |
Makers mark |
Stamped on the body: "Franklin Rubber Stamp Co. / 8th & Tatnall St. / Wilmington, Del. 19899 / 654-8841." |
Description |
Stainless steel corporate stamp from the Diamond Cab Company in Wilmington. The hand-held stamp has a lever handle at the top that operates the two round plates that punch out a 1 3/4" diameter round stamp. The stamp text reads: "Diamond Cab / Delaware Inc. / Corporate seal 1973 Delaware." The body is stamped with the manufacturer and there is also a type-written paper label affixed with adhesive tape: "Diamond Cab...Delaware, Inc." The stamp comes with a brown plastic case with a snap closure that has black text written in marker on the side: "Diamond Cab." |
Dimensions |
H-4.25 W-1.75 L-4.5 inches |
Dimension Details |
overall greatest dimensions of seal; case is 6" x 4 1/8". |
Owned |
Diamond Cab Company |
Used |
Diamond Cab Company |
Provenance |
The donor worked for the Diamond Cab Company and was given the items when she retired. |
Subjects |
Taxicabs Taxicab drivers Transportation |
Search Terms |
Diamond Cab Company Wilmington Taxis Cabs Corporate Seals Franklin Rubber Stamp Company Tatnall Street Twentieth Century |
Material |
Steel stamp; plastic case |
Place of Origin |
Wilmington, DE |