Great drum and wonderful restoration.Odd that the date stamp would wipe off. We learn from this. Appears water based ink was used at the factory. It is quite a bit less expensive than real ink. Curious they would take the time to stamp a date that everybody knows won't last.Per restamping the date. I can help you with that. Exact font/numeral match would take some time and can be a bit spendy. If all you want to do is replace the date... Sounds like you have a rotating date stamp. Heat set ink will last forever. Just send me a PM or email to:[email protected] and will get this sorted.Creighton
I guess with heads on all its life the stamp was safe. It lasted 50 years but there wasn't much keeping it in place.
I found the rotating rubber stamp, and it was a 60s one as well. However, it was in poor shape and the '63 block was missing. Guess it wasn't meant to be. I'm just going to leave it and document the date as tnsquint suggests.
As to the clean up; thanks for the complements. It was a simple one really. The shell was wiped down (as you know) and I just waxed the exterior. The nickel just needed a good polish.
Here's a picture of what's left of the date stamp. There is a small pink smear that doesn't show as well.