Embosser

An arched item with a long handle. On the body of the piece there are gold flowers. On the side there is a little block that has the name Eldon House on it.
An embosser with the Eldon House address from the Eldon House collection.

Country of Origin: Canada
Year: ca. 1875
Materials: Iron, metal, paint, and wood

Written correspondence was important in the lives of Victorians and Edwardians. This embosser, which is comprised of painted iron, wooden handle and gilt trim, this tool embosses the words Eldon House, London, Canada West, onto paper. Used by the residents of Eldon House in their correspondence, this instrument was an essential part of a “writing set” made up of an ink blotter, writing implements, inkwell, seal and sealing wax and drying power (or Pounce).

We acknowledge that we are on the traditional lands of the Anishinaabek, Haudenosaunee, Lūnaapéewak and Attawandaron. We honour and respect the history, languages and culture of the diverse Indigenous people who call this territory home.

We acknowledge all the treaties that are specific to this area: the Two Row Wampum Belt Treaty of the Haudenosaunee Confederacy/Silver Covenant Chain; the Beaver Hunting Grounds of the Haudenosaunee NANFAN Treaty of 1701; the McKee Treaty of 1790, the London Township Treaty of 1796, the Huron Tract Treaty of 1827, with the Anishinaabeg, and the Dish with One Spoon Covenant Wampum of the Anishnaabek and Haudenosaunee.

The three Indigenous Nations that are neighbours to London are the Chippewas of the Thames First Nation; Oneida Nation of the Thames; and the Munsee-Delaware Nation who all continue to live as sovereign Nations with individual and unique languages, cultures, and customs.