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Vintage 1936 Stamp Collector's ROTO-GAGE for Size, Perforations & Watermarks
Vintage 1936 Stamp Collector's ROTO-GAGE for Size, Perforations & Watermarks

Vintage 1936 Stamp Collector's ROTO-GAGE for Size, Perforations & Watermarks

$ 26.37

Availability: 30 in stock
  • Item must be returned within: 30 Days
  • Modified Item: No
  • Brand: Roto-Gage
  • Restocking Fee: No
  • Condition: excellent condition, pamphlet has musty smell
  • All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
  • Return shipping will be paid by: Seller
  • Refund will be given as: Money Back
  • Country/Region of Manufacture: United States

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    Vintage 1936 Stamp Collector's ROTO-GAGE for Size, Perforations & Watermarks
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    This simple measurement and optical tool should be any serious stamp collector's object of fascination. Said to be from   1936, this tiny gadget is molded in dense Bakelite. This multi-function gadget has a stamp measurement scale, a stamp perforation gauge, and tiny tub for watermark inspection, all supported for closer viewing with a movable and hovering magnifying lens.
    The National Postal Museum at the Smithsonian Institution has one of these on display (the magnifying glass missing though), which was on FDR’s desk in the Oval Office from 1937 until 1945. It seems a fifteen-year-old stamp collector from Illinois had given it to the President. FDR's association with the Roto-Gage is mentioned all over the Internet today. I guess that makes it a more desirable collectible item in the list of office antiques from the turn of the 20th Century.
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