Letter
Also known as letter stamps or number stamps. These are used to emboss the impression of a letter or number into a workpiece. They are most common in the reverse image, this allows the end result to be immediately readable, however they may be made as a positive image. This is essential in the case of die or mold making and ensures that the finished product will be readable, as a die is a negative image.
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Famous quotes containing the word letter:
“This is my letter to the world,
That never wrote to me
The simple news that Nature told,”
—Emily Dickinson (18301886)
“Tis the curse of service,
Preferment goes by letter and affection,
And not by old gradation, where each second
Stood heir to th first.”
—William Shakespeare (15641616)
“Your letter is come; it came indeed twelve lines ago, but I
could not stop to acknowledge it before, & I am glad it did not
arrive till I had completed my first sentence, because the
sentence had been made since yesterday, & I think forms a very
good beginning.”
—Jane Austen (17751817)