Bates numbering machine
Inventory Number: 2014-1-0158
Classification: Counting mechanism
User: Charrette Corporation (1964 - 2006)
Manufacturer: Bates Manufacturing Company (1890 - 1922)
Dimensions:
15.6 × 6.6 × 5.4 cm (6 1/8 × 2 5/8 × 2 1/8 in.)
Material:
Description:
one Bates numbering machine
In Collection(s)
Signedfront plaque: CONSECUTIVE REPEAT DUPLICATE / BATES / STANDARD MOVEMENT / THE BATES / MANUFACTURING CO. / ORANGE, N.J., U.S.A.
back plaque: BATES / Numbering Machine / PATENTED / SERIAL NO. 792620 / WHEELS 6 STYLE E
stamp: USES / BATES INK
back plaque: BATES / Numbering Machine / PATENTED / SERIAL NO. 792620 / WHEELS 6 STYLE E
stamp: USES / BATES INK
FunctionThe Bates numbering machine was a stamp that advanced one number in sequence with each stamp, allowing for fast, automatic numerical stamps of series of documents.
ProvenanceLionel Spiro, Brookline, MA; Gift to CHSI, 2014.