Yep, a strange title and a strange item i found this morning, yep at my usual flee market. Its a very well constructed item with numerous letter and number variations if needed, with the stamp theres the rubber stamping matt, ink pad and a full bottle of ink, no dates but a couple of small ink kings crown acceptance marks,but these could be a latter addition, perhaps Victorian but no later that WW1. All comments welcome. Pete.
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Why do you say 'no later than WWI'? Just curious, as I would have thought the metal construction, if not the nice wooden handle, seems later, but I know nothing about these and would like to learn.
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Pete, this was my conclusion as they becane the royal corps of signals in 1920, or i might be wrong and this is a commonwealth item, Canadian or Australian, anyone with more info then this would be a help.Originally posted by peter monahan View PostPete
Why do you say 'no later than WWI'? Just curious, as I would have thought the metal construction, if not the nice wooden handle, seems later, but I know nothing about these and would like to learn.
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Thought id bump this one to the top to see if anyone had any info on the ''army signal'' unit this stamp was used for.
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wow that is a really nice item, gotta love flee markets for the unexpected items, I would love to know its era also, I do have a feeling you might be in the right spot as just the closure used on the box is similar to stuff I have seen on Victorian tins, though thinking maybe a bit later also
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"they became the royal corps of signals in 1920"
'D'oh! I shoulda thunk a that! Your right about the tin box too - looks 19th, not 20th century-ish. Nice find either way!
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