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Subject: Rubber stamps


Letter from W. M. Baumgarten Regarding Rubber Stamp Pad Payment, Baltimore, Maryland, April 13, 1885 Letter from W. M. Baumgarten Regarding Rubber Stamp Pad Payment, Baltimore, Maryland, April 13, 1885

A handwritten letter from W. M. Baumgarten, dated April 13, 1885, on letterhead for his Baltimore-based rubber stamp manufacturing business. The letter pertains to payment for a rubber stamp pad and includes a request for payment or the return of the pad using enclosed stamps. The letterhead features an engraved seal and indicates the business's address as 76 Second Street, Baltimore, Maryland. The letter also mentions the recipient returned the pads on 4/13/1885.

Telephone Token and Rubber Stamp Advertisement: 1212 Market Street, Philadelphia Telephone Token and Rubber Stamp Advertisement: 1212 Market Street, Philadelphia

This is an advertisement for telephone tokens and rubber stamps. The front of the item advertises telephone tokens at 1212 Market Street, opposite 8th Street in Philadelphia. The back advertises rubber stamps, seals, and checks, directing customers to call Market 1636. The advertisement likely dates from around 1910, based on the context of similar artifacts. The physical description of the item shows it is a small object, potentially a card or small piece of paper.