Object Record
Images
Metadata
Object ID # |
1977.045.027 |
Object Name |
Stamp, Marking |
Title |
School Section No. 10 Sydenham Trustees' Stamp |
Year Range from |
1900 |
Year Range to |
1930 |
Made |
The Steinberger, Hendry Co. Ltd.? |
Place of Origin |
Toronto, Ontario |
Description |
A commercially-made hand stamp with a brown-fnished squarish wooden block and a glossy black-finished wooden hand grip. The impressing surface is round and the impression made has No. 10 and two stars, two round margin lines, and the wording TRUSTEES SCHOOL SECTION SYDENHAM & ST. VINCENT." (U.S.S.#10 Sydenham & St. Vincent Blind Line School). |
Provenance |
In December, 1921, William J. Miller of Sydenham Township (near Bognor) was elected a school trustee for U.S.S. No. 10 Sydenham & St. Vincent School (also called The Blind Line School). His children attended the school. The box that held this stamp was addressed to George G. Waddell for U.S.S. No. 10 (Mr. Miller's predecessor?). The item was last kept by William J. Miller's son, John Vincent Miller (usually known as Vincent). The school closed on June 4, 1942 due to low enrollment. It re-opened for September, 1949 (twelve pupils). It closed permanently in June, 1965. |
Collection |
School Equipment Collection |
Material |
Wood/Finish/Rubber |
Dimensions |
H-7 W-3.7 L-4.5 cm |
Found |
Bognor, Municipality of Meaford, Grey County |
People |
Miller, Vincent Miller, William John Waddell, George G. |
Subjects |
Schools Educational organizations Education |
Search Terms |
Sydenham Township U.S.S.#10 Sydenham & St. Vincent (Blind Line School) |
Function |
An ink-stamping seal used by a rural school in Sydenham Township, Grey County, in the 20th-century. It would be used in conjunction with an ink pad. The impression would be stamped on documents that pertained to the trustees of the U.S.S. #10 Sydenham & St. Vincent School. It was custom-ordered from a school supply business. |