2-835-458 - Heritage Art/Heritage Images

Rubber name belonging to African-American architect Harold Louis Williams (1924-2015) who designed Compton City Hall in in southern Los Angeles County, California. There is a gray stamp top (.1a) with a square base cover (.1b). The top has a rounded handle in the center and a square bottom. The center of the handle has a rubber grip with text [STAMP-EVER ® / PATENT-PENDING]. The reverse is blank. There is a paper label with red printed text adhered to the lower front of the stamp. The paper is cut off but partially reads [LICENSED ARCHITECT / HAROLD L. WILLIAMS / No. C-002546]. “Licensed Architect” is in a circular border that has a star graphic on each side, cut off at the edge of the paper. This text is repeated on the interior rubber stamp. The lower half of the stamp reads [STATE OF CALIFORNIA] in the circular border and [RENEWAL DATE] in the center. The text is inverted and the stamp is covered in red ink. The square bottom fits into the thin base. The interior of the base has manufacturing information. The exterior is blank.