Original U.S. WWII Era Addressograph Model 70 Medical Dog Tag Imprinting Machine by Addressograph-Multigraph Corporation with Original Instruction Sheet Antique Smith & Wessons painted on the inside crown

painted on the inside crown

slight thread separation and staining

Zimmermann of Pforzheim offered in very good condition

The system became operational in late 1967

probably long ago somewhere in a back yard

Original U.S. WWII Era Addressograph Model 70 Medical Dog Tag Imprinting Machine by Addressograph-Multigraph Corporation with Original Instruction Sheet Antique Smith & Wessons painted on the inside crownOriginal Item. Only One Available. The Model 70 Addressograph is a pistol type Imprinting Machine used by the US Army Medical Department to transfer a patients identification data directly to his Medical Records. To speed up preparation of specific medical documents and forms such as Clearing Station Tags (Medical Department Form 53), this special mechanical device printed information directly from the individual identification tags (aka Dog Tags)