Late 19th Century Cummins Initial Machine stick This item was made for

This item was made for the city of Dekalb by Dotson Iron Castings design division

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as denoted by the small plaque beneath the cabinet

Vintage desk lamp

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Late 19th Century Cummins Initial Machine stick This item was made forc. 1890s; by B. F. Cummins Co. for J. B. Mast Co. New York Antique cast iron initial perforating machine. This piece was initially designed to aid clerks in canceling legal documents before Cummins took his design and partnered with the USPOD (United States Post Office Department) to use his machines to perforate initials on stamps. Machines based on this (and even salvaged Cummins machines) were later used to emboss leather and other goods. Has been