Hess Toy Stamp Machine
date: label: date made
content: ca 1900
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: This toy stamp machine steam engine accessory was manufactured by the Hess Company of Nuremburg, Germany during the early 20th century. The toy could be connected to a steam engine or Hess’s Dynamobil friction-inertia motor as a power source. The engine would rotate the central shaft, which rotated the two cams, lifting the hammers in succession.
label: Description (Brief)
content: The Hess Company of Nuremburg, Germany was founded in 1826 by Matthias Hess, the mark of the company was branded with an ornate Hess H. To date, Hess is recognized as one of the first toy manufacturers.
label: Description (Brief)
content: In 1886, son John Leonard Hess took over management of the company that he inherited in 1906. His initials JLH can be found in marks. By 1930, production was discontinued. Toys from the early years are now rare. The decorations of the toys were always good in spite of various techniques. Perhaps most famous were the Heßautos with flywheel drive.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: Germany: Bavaria, Nuremberg
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content: Work and Industry: Mechanical and Civil Engineering
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content: Family & Social Life
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content: Engineering, Building, and Architecture
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content: Engineering Steam Toys and Models
publisher: label: Related Publication
content: Maass, Eleanor A.. Greville Bathe's "Theatre of Machines": The Evolution of a Scholar and His Collection
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Bequest of the Estate of Greville i. Bathe
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: MC.329066
label: catalog number
content: 329066
label: accession number
content: 278175
objectType: label: Object Name
content: toy, drop-stamp crusher
physicalDescription: label: Measurements
content: overall - from catalog card: 4 in x 5 in x 4 in; 10.16 cm x 12.7 cm x 10.16 cm
label: Measurements
content: overall: 4 1/4 in x 4 3/4 in x 4 1/8 in; 10.795 cm x 12.065 cm x 10.4775 cm