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Description: | The top and the base of the box are constructed of plywood and secured by two metal hinges on the back. A black label inscribed in red with 'F.H. Reckless & Son, Engravers, Manufacturers of Rubber Stamps, Stencils, Steel Punches, 101 Bridge Street, Walsall' is inside the lid. The boundary stamps have the names of each town engraved in black rubber on the base. The 'handle' of each stand is of a dark brown varnished wood, each having a raised metal circle on the side*. A label with the name of the town or area is on the top of the stamp: Pleck, Caldmore, Birchills, Harden, Bloxwich, Hatherton, Bridge, Leamore, Palfrey, and Paddock. (*missing from one)
Box containing 10 rubber boundary mark stamps set for towns and villages/areas in Walsall Borough. | License: | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/uk/ | Publisher: | Walsall Museums | Rights holder: | Walsall Museums | Source: | Black Country History | Creator: | F.H. Reckless and Son | Identifier: | http://www.blackcountryhistory.org/colle... | Go to resource |
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