| If there is one thing that office work needs to cut | | | | Indeed, some imprints can be made to order through |
| down on time and energy, it is both rubber stamps and | | | | the internet or from specialist shops. Imagine having a |
| address stamps. These two items will be used | | | | 'have a nice day' or 'season's greetings' imprint to |
| constantly to address envelopes or internal mail, pass | | | | cover all personal mail. It adds that something extra to |
| finished documents for onward forwarding or show | | | | any letter or missive and the people receiving it will |
| that the piece of work is in its finished state. They can | | | | appreciate the effort that has been put into their |
| also be used to signify that the document is for a | | | | personal mail. |
| certain person only. | | | | These kinds of imprints have been around in one form |
| In many companies, all incoming mail must be imprinted | | | | or another for literally centuries. It possibly could have |
| as a proof of when the letter arrived. This may be | | | | started with shapes being cut from something as |
| important in say, a lawyer's office or insurance | | | | simple as a potato or carved into wood. As long as |
| company. Of course, some imprints will be highly | | | | the outlines are standing proud of the medium, they |
| sensitive since they may bear signatures or something | | | | can be dipped in ink and used to embellish just about |
| important to the company. These kinds of imprints | | | | anything. This process can be somewhat messy so it |
| must be kept securely to make sure that they are not | | | | may be a good idea to purchase purpose made |
| used fraudulently. | | | | stamps to cut down on the little accidents that can |
| Many imprints that are used in a formal setting will be | | | | happen with home-made stuff. |
| mounted into a small, self-inking machine that saves on | | | | Art imprints take many forms and have become a bit |
| having messy ink pads around the place. Home use | | | | of a fad especially in the United States. Although they |
| imprints normally come with an inkpad, inside a tin or | | | | were originally made for whimsical decorative use, |
| box that can be topped up with different colored inks | | | | they have become a bit of an art phenomenon with |
| as and when necessary. Of course, these kinds of | | | | people using them in very innovative ways. Imagine a |
| imprints are used in many other forms and in many | | | | dollar sign imprint used to decorate the entire wall of a |
| other situations. Take, for example, children who love | | | | stock broker's reception area. Or maybe a baby motif |
| to play with coloring books. These imprints can be | | | | on an imprint used as a border all around a nursery |
| bought with emblems and caricatures that children will | | | | wall? As long as there are imprints of this nature, there |
| love to imprint onto objects or into their play books for | | | | will always be someone who can make it into a |
| coloring in and will liven up any playroom, toy or text | | | | statement somewhere or other. |
| book. | | | | |