Need date stamps for your office? Don’t know what stamp is? Well, its use goes back to ancient civilizations of Mesopotamia and Ancient Egypt. Used as a seal for sealing or designate personal correspondence and documents were hand crafted in stone, faience or metal. With the media development and production of movable type, the label became popular, allowing mass production. The latest versions now include an ink pad inside. There are other variants that allow for greater safety and cleanliness, and easy portability.
Types
Time stamp – this stamp is kind of reasons that you can alter manually moving the date to be marked on the paper.
- Seal numerator – the type of stamp which is possible through mobile grounds, making the numbering sequence, in which after each marking the grounds are automatically moved to the next number, which facilitates continuity of work until the end.
- Seal dry or stressed.
Accessories
- Stamp holder – a kind of perch in different models, where the seals are positioned so they are hung;
- Pad – which is where the ink in which the stamp is wetted before use.
Care
- Cleaning – Over time, ink residues tend to collect in the seal, drying and hardening. It should be cleaned with alcohol.
- The pad should be recharged periodically. The ink used may be alcohol based or oil.
- cleaning with alcohol could be harmful, according to the material it is made of rubber seal, whichever occurs photopolymer liquid, alcohol break the seal, to clean it with alcohol, the seal must be rubber and not liquid photopolymer.