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Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Watermark Detector Tray for Stamps
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.

Watermark Detector Tray for Stamps

Object numberMO 1949.129.8
Mediumdetector: glass
box: paper (cardboard)
Dimensionsobject (detector) H 1/2 in x W 3 in x D 2 1/2 in (1.3 cm x 7.6 cm x 6.4 cm )
box/case H 1 1/8 in x W 3 1/4 in x D 2 3/4 in (2.9 cm x 8.3 cm x 7 cm )

Descriptiona) A black glass watermark detector tray with raised edges.

b) A black two-piece cardboard storage box for the watermark detector tray (a). Pasted to the underside of the box cover is a paper label providing instructions on how to use watermark detector.
Label TextA lifelong stamp enthusiast, Franklin Roosevelt used tools like this watermark detector to examine stamps in his collection.
Additional Details
Custodial History NoteLent to the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum by Charles M. Abbott in 1949. It was donated as a bequest of Abbott to the Library in 1952.
Credit LineEstate of Charles M. Abbott
Use Restriction StatusUnrestrictedCopyrightReproduction or other use of these holdings or images thereof is unrestricted.
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