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Name stamp for Harold L. Williams

late 20th-early 21st century

Ventura, California, United States, North and Central America

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Source catalog description

This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.

Rubber name stamp for Harold Williams. There is a gray stamp top (.1a) with a square base cover (.1b). The top has a rounded handle in the center and a square bottom. The center of the handle has a rubber grip with text [STAMP-EVER ® / PATENT-PENDING]. The reverse is blank. There is a paper label with red printed text adhered to the lower front of the stamp. The paper is cut off but partially reads [LICENSED ARCHITECT / HAROLD L. WILLIAMS / No. C-002546]. “Licensed Architect” is in a circular border that has a star graphic on each side, cut off at the edge of the paper. This text is repeated on the interior rubber stamp. The lower half of the stamp reads [STATE OF CALIFORNIA] in the circular border and [RENEWAL DATE] in the center. The text is inverted and the stamp is covered in red ink.

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Catalog reference: A2017.53.1.1.1ab

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