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Company Seal Embosser for Elliott (Treforest) Ltd., c.1962

Inventory Number 76469


Acknowledgement: © History of Science Museum, University of Oxford, inv.76469

Item type
Object
Provenance
Presented by the Marconi Corporation.
Primary inscriptions
"THE / EZI-SPAN / PAT. NO 411697" on incomplete transfer on base. "Elliott (Treforest) Limited" printed on sealface.
Physical material
Steel
wood
brass
baize.
Object type
Radio communication
Dimensions
Height: 170mm Max Width: 70mm Max Depth: 170mm Max
Inventory No
76469
Accession Number
2004-9/58

Description

Steel manual embosser with extended wooden handle and steel underplate with brass on steel base with green baize underlining. Painted black, with gold and red leaves on main body.

Elliott-Automation acquired Firth Cleveland Instruments Ltd, of Treforest, Glamorganshire, in 1962, and re-named it Elliott (Treforest) Ltd.