Harrisville, RI, duplex handstamp
National Postal Museum

Harrisville, RI, duplex handstamp

c. 1900-1910

wood; metal
National Postal Museum
CC0 — Public Domain
National Postal Museum

Chambers shop manufactured this postmarker sometime between 1900 and 1910. It has a thumb-screw for tightening date type within the center mortise. Similar postmarkers produced after the 1910s had a square-head screw, which required a separate key to turn the screw.

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