Hawkins Rotex Machine Model G automatic stamp franking machine

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Hawkins Rotex Machine Model G automatic stamp franking machine

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Te Papa Collections Online

Description

This Hawkins Rotex automatic stamp franking machine was the latest technology in the early 1930s, providing a slogan along with a date stamp and franking. It could give impressions of 1/2d, 1d, 2d, 6d, and 1/-. It followed on from Moss franking machines which were at the leading edge of postal technology in the early 20th century, enabling the quick and efficient stamping of large volumes of mail for businesses. New Zealand engineer Ernest Moss invented 'Moss Machine No. 1' in about 1904, fol...

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Date created

circa 1931

Creator

C.R. Hawkins Ltd.

URL

https://collections.tepapa.govt.nz/object/1539222

Related subjects

aluminium / glass / wood / stamp boxes / machines / New Zealand

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