| Affixing dates on documents is a crucial procedure in | | | | oriented in such a fashion that they can be used in |
| inward and outward departments of government | | | | combination with numbers on adjacent bands to |
| agencies and other offices because, at times, there | | | | represent date, month, and year. The support pulley |
| are legal implications associated with such dates. | | | | system facilitates rotation of these bands so that |
| Writing dates manually on a large bunch of documents | | | | required date can be positioned at an end exactly |
| is labor intensive. Such a task is also monotonous, and | | | | opposite to the top of the knob. An inkpad is used to |
| therefore prone to human errors. Date stamp is a | | | | wet the required date embossing, which is then |
| mechanical device used to address these problems. | | | | positioned on the document and pressed slightly to get |
| Mini date stamps are specialized form of date stamps. | | | | the imprint. |
| They are designed to mark impressions on smaller | | | | Self-inking versions of mini date stamps with plastic |
| objects that require smaller sized stamps. | | | | caps are also available in the market. Additional dies |
| Traditional mini date stamps are made up of six or | | | | for words like "Confidential", "Copy", "Draft", etc., are |
| eight flat rubber bands loaded on a support pulley | | | | also being attached to date stamps. Such additional |
| system that is attached to a wooden knob for holding | | | | words and phrases help in tracing documents. Some |
| the stamp. Ten single digit numbers, i.e., 0 to 9, are | | | | stamps also have addresses based on specific |
| carved over the length of each band. Engravings are | | | | requirements. |