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A metal seal press and attached seal. The press is around 120mm long. The attched seal leaves a raised and embossed impression on paper. The seal design contains the following words 'PALMERSTON NORTH MUNICIPAL LIBRARY REFERENCE DEPT.'. This seal would have been used to mark a page of all the books held in the Reference Department and can today (2008) be seen on a handful of rare or older books in the New Zealand and Pacific Islands reference collections. The design is about 50mm across.

Identification

Object type
Physical Object
Date
1940? to 1949?
Digitisation ID
2008O_PNCC1-34-2_Obj_1892
Held In
"PNCC Archives"

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