Bates Numbering Machine, 1919-1925
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The Bates numbering machine helped organize and manage business paperwork. Office workers used it to stamp consecutive numbers or numbers in a repeated pattern onto pages of documents. The mechanism -- an improvement patented by Edwin G. Bates in 1891 -- automatically changed the number, making quick work for staff.
The Bates numbering machine helped organize and manage business paperwork. Office workers used it to stamp consecutive numbers or numbers in a repeated pattern onto pages of documents. The mechanism -- an improvement patented by Edwin G. Bates in 1891 -- automatically changed the number, making quick work for staff.
Artifact
Rubber stamp
Date Made
1919-1925
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
2017.0.34.33
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Metal
Wood (Plant Material)
Felt (Textile)
Rubber (Material)
Dimensions
Height: 5.75 in
Width: 2.375 in
Length: 1.875 in
Inscriptions
on front: BATES / SEVEN MOVEMENT / AUTOMATIC NUMBERING / MACHINE / PATENTED / MARCH 13, 1908 JULY 6, 1919 / NUMBER 50083 / BATES MANUFACTURING CO. / SOLE MAKERS / ORANGE N.J. U.S.A. on back: THIS IS A GENUINE / BATES NUMBERING MACHINE / MANUFACTURED ONLY BY / BATES MANUFACTURING CO. / ORANGE N.J. U.S.A. / 5 WHEELS STYLE G
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