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The Ludlow Typograph Company was the manufacturer of the device. It was founded in 1906 by the machine's inventor, Washington Irving Ludlow, and machinist William A. Reade to manufacture a simpler, cheaper version of the Linotype.
A rubber stamp is an image or pattern that has been carved, molded, laser engraved, or vulcanized onto a sheet of rubber. Rubber stamping, also called stamping, is a craft in which some type of ink made of dye or pigment is applied to a rubber stamp, and used to make decorative images on some media, such as paper or fabric. [1] [2] [3] [4]
An Affixing Machine is a machine that affixes postage stamps to an envelope, postcard or wrapper. [1] Affixing machines first appeared in the 1850s [2] but were not widely used until the early 20th century. [3] Stamp affixing machines were brought about by the need to mechanically affix stamps for bulk processing of mail. [4]
In 1901, W. B. Mason's rubber stamps store received a $1.50 disbursement from the City Engineer of Brockton, Massachusetts alongside 24 other businesses, some of whom received over $100. [8] By 1912, it was referred to as a "stamp, stencil, and printing business." [9] William Betts Mason ran the company until his death in 1912.
The Daguin machine's stamp carrier was modified: the commercial stamp was moved on the side to let room for the new datestamp. The new center distance was 30 millimeters and the commercial stamp always on the left side of the cancellation (it can be right or left depending on how the postal clerk put the stamps on the carrier).
An early machine pictured on a 1932 envelope from Brazil addressed to Pitney Bowes. Since the issuance of adhesive stamps in 1840, postal officials have been concerned about security against stamp theft and how to process mail in a timely fashion. [1] One solution was a postage stamp affixing machine, introduced in the 1880s. [2] [3]