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self-inking stamp

A stamp in a container (may be metal or plastic) that houses a rotating die plate seated against a miniature stamp pad. The die plate rotates to the enclosed ink pad to re-ink after every impression. This action allows for repetitive stamping and a separate ink pad is not needed.

Date Added to Lexicon
Standard Source (Designation Number Title of Standard. Publisher, Place, Year.)
ANSI/ASB 117 Standard for Examination of Stamping Devices and Stamp Impressions. AAFS Academy Standards Board (ASB), 410 North 21st Street, Colorado Springs, CO, 2020. Source link
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