Welcome to the August 2003 Issue of eNews from Holmes Stamp & Sign.

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Holmes Stamp Company manufactures high quality self-inking signature stamps by using the image you provide. You will be amazed at the perfect impressions our signature stamps produce. Plus, our self-inking signature stamps are designed for thousands of impressions, making it easy and efficient for you to endorse all your important documents!

Holmes Stamp Company is equipped to meet all of your name badge needs. We can provide custom badges using your company logo or graphics. We can Screen Print or engrave your logo. Great for Churches, Social Groups, Clubs or Trade Shows. No more tacky paper name tags, let your business look professional with the highest quality name tags available. E-mail or fax us a copy of your logo and we will create you a free sample.

As Holmes Stamp Company grows our product lines, we are adding new services daily. Here are a few new things we can offer:

Custom equipment Plates Control Panels Boat Panels Inventory Tags Engraved Legend Plates Advertising Specialty Products

Interesting STAMP Facts!! Okay, so we think they are interesting!! Our industry history goes back centuries and has originated from all over the world.

Type, for printing, was invented in China (c.1040) using woodblocks. Related devices, such as seals and stamps for making impressions in clay, had been used in ancient times in Babylon and elsewhere. Movable type made from metal molds were developed in Korea as early as the beginning of the 13th century. However, there is no evidence that the European invention of movable type attributed to Johann Gutenberg was influenced by Eastern developments.

Ink is a pigmented fluid used for writing and drawing, or a viscous compound used for printing, both of various colors but most frequently black. The oldest known variety, India ink or China ink, is still used in China and Japan for writing with small brushes instead of pens.

Next Month…..the scandalous history of the Rubber Stamp!!

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