Tangible Media: Removable Storage of Image, Sound, Motion and Data
Tangible Media: Removable Storage of Image, Sound, Motion and Data
Tangible Media: Removable Storage of Image, Sound, Motion and Data
Relief
Prenco-Type

Title:

Condensed Gothic

Artist:

D. J. Lynch (inventor)

Date:

c. 2000s

Material:

Polyvinyl

Dimensions:

10½ × 7¾ in. (267 × 197 mm)

Company:

Hitt Marking Devices

Location:

Santa Ana, California, United Statees

A set of vinyl characters for use with a Prenco-Type cutting device to create custom stamps. The device cut the desired characters from the strip and added it to a line of text in a temporary metal holder. Double-sided tape was then applied to the rear of the type and a plastic handle pressed against it. Once complete, the line of type was lifted out of the holder by the handle. The plastic handles could be snapped together to create multi-line stamps (Hitt Marketing Devices n.d.;  Rubber Stamps R Us n.d.).

Printing material transfer device (Lynch 1964).
Apparatus for preparing printed matter (Lynch 1964).
References
⌃  Back to citationHitt Marketing Devices. n.d. Prenco — Stamp Type Marking System. Hitt Marking Devices. Accessed Jan. 2026. PDF (no longer accessible from home page).
⌃  Back to citationLynch, David J. Date. Apparatus for Preparing Printed Matter. US Patent 3,118,680, filed Mar. 20, 1961, and issued Jan. 21, 1964.
⌃  Back to citationLynch, David J. 1968. Printing Material Transfer Device. US Patent 3,391,938, filed Feb. 21, 1966, and issued Jul. 9, 1968.
⌃  Back to citationRubber Stamps R Us. n.d. How To Use Type Adapter with Prenco-Type® Kit Model No. 501. Accessed Jan. 2026. PDF (no longer accessible from home page).