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Bates
Numbering Machine
Even if some Bates numbering machines are already on sale on
Ebay, they still should never be deemed as cheap bargains.
For one, they were also used by world-renowned museums and
archaic judicial systems. In addition, these machines are
considered irreplaceable parts and innovations of the 19th
century period.
Among the Bates numbering machines or tools, rubber hand
stamps are perhaps the most popular in the Bates numbering
machine collection. At a time when people were still
striving to optimize the data system, this stamp tool
contributed to the development of the manual numbering
system. The rubber variety was also considered a true
innovation back in the early 1860s.
Eventually, the rubber kind evolved into more sophisticated
tools and led to the invention of other stamps and numbering
machines like the mechanical dating stamp system. The use of
this machine is no longer limited for purposes of dating
documents, but is also used to cancel other postage and
revenue stamps.
Among the various Bates numbering machines however, the
Bates automatic numbering machine has remained the
inspiration for creating and operating the Bates numbering
system patented from 1891 to 1893. Today's numbering
software can even be considered as the predecessor of this
exceptional piece of technology.
Time has truly seen the evolution of the Bates numbering
machine. From the oldest to the newest model, the machine
has proved to be really indispensable. Indeed, in whatever
form or model, the Bates numbering machine will always
remain to be an essential historical artifact.
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