Historical information

A personal notice in The Argus of 16 May 1934 records the death of Arthur Pritchard of 124 Park Hill [Parkhill] Road, Kew. His Will identifies his executors; his son and daughter. The daughter's name is given as Dorothy Gwendoline Pritchard who was presumably the owner of this equipment.

Physical description

Two pieces of equipment used to print / imprint a name and a postal address, probably on items of personal correspondence such as on the back of an envelope. The first is a wood and iron embosser which operates by pressing the metal level to emboss a document with the address "124 Park Hill Road / Kew E.4 / Victoria". The second is a copper stencil with the name of "D.G. Pritchard" who lived at 124 Park Hill [Parkhill] Road. A maker's mark is not identified on either the embosser or the stencil.

Inscriptions & markings

Embosser: "124 PARK HILL ROAD / KEW E.4. / VICTORIA". Stencil: 'D. G. PRITCHARD'.