IMPROVEMENTS IN OR APPLICABLE TO ENDORSING STAMPS
Year: 1878

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by George Kissam Cooke at the Office of
the Commissioners of Patents on the 9th September 1878. A communication
from abroad by Edward Gumbs, of the City of New York, United States of
America.
GEORGE KISSAM COOKE, of the New York India-rubber Type Company, of
180, Fleet Street, in the City of London. "IMPROVEMENTS IN OR APPLICABLE TO
ENDORSING STAMPS." A. communication from abroad by Edward Gumbs, of the
City of New York, United States of America.
This Invention relates to certain improved apparatus or device for use as a stamp
or die for marking or endorsing purposes, and is designed particularly for use as a
pencil point protector, and as a portable stamping die and ink pad combined with a
pencil point protector, socket, or tube.
The apparatus is constructed as follows:-A short tube is employed for the
reception of a T shaped piece for carrying the inking pad, and a joke piece con-
sisting of a tubular socket and arms extending right and left at right angles, and again
two arms or cheeks at right angles thereto, to the extremities whereof is pivoted
a tumbler frame for carrying the stamping die, but this tumbler frame is not now
to be secured in position on its pivots. The T shaped piece carrying the inking
pad is carried on the centre stud (the stem of the T), which is secured by screwing
in a disc to be soldered in the end of the main tubular piece, but previously to the
adjustment of the tumbler die frame or holder a spiral spring is passed over the
central stud of the said Tinking pad piece, and then the tube of the yoke piece is
passed on to the said central stud of the T piece to inclose the spiral spring and to be
acted upon thereby, said T piece is now to be screwed into position in the disc
within the main tube, and clips provided upon the inking pad piece are bent around
to form and serve as guides for the arms of the yoke piece. Next the stamping die
tumbler frame is pivoted to the arms of the yoke piece by means of a longitudinal
pivot, upon which is mounted a light spiral spring secured at one end to the pivot,
and at the other end to or acting upon the stamping die tumbler frame. This said
stamping die frame is stamped out of a flat piece of metal, and corner pieces are
struck out so that the edges of the piece may be turned up at right angles to form
a tray for the reception of the die piece or endorsing stamp, one of the longitudinal
sides being left a little longer than the other, so that it will catch when it has made
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page_text: a half revolution, or stop against the side of the yoke, and keep the die or endorsing
stamp in the position for stamping.
The main tubular piece which has been described as carrying the disc for
reception of the screwed end of the stud of the T piece not only forms a guide for
the tubular part of the yoke piece, but the opposite end thereof serves as a
receptacle for the pointed or other end of a lead pencil, which may serve to form a
convenient handle for the stamp.
When the device is in use its normal position will be with the tumbler die frame,
and its die partially rotated and held by the force of the spring against the inking
pad. When it is to be used for stamping or endorsing pressure will be brought to bear
upon the yoke frame to release the tumbler frame and its die from the inking pad,
whereupon the spring on the pivot of the tubular frame will act to effect the
partial revolution of the stamp, bringing same in position for use.