Rubber stamp model reference chart

Comparing rubber stamp brands

This guide offers some guidance in choosing the right kind of rubber stamp as well as a quick overview of the supply chain. With proprietary brands and model numbers on existing rubber stamps, it can often be very confusing when the shopper wishes to find exactly the same model or at least the closest equivalent to what they already have.

When shopping for a custom rubber stamp, it pays to understand the terminology and ‘anatomy’ of a self-inking rubber stamp. The self-inking stamp comprises of the ‘stamp housing’ (denoted usually by a brand name and model number), a built-in ink pad and the all-important ‘rubber die text plate’.

One of the global stationery retailers typically has on their website a price for the stamp housing where they show the brand and model number just on its own; when one wants to go on to ordering the customised stamp, they then slap on a further price for the ‘custom rubber die text plate only’ and sometimes even a ‘set-up’ or ‘proofing ‘fee. In the end, one would need to compare the total price paid for (say) a customised stamp measuring 58mm x 2mm versus what Stamps Plus would supply in the corresponding model of ‘S-824’. The difference in pricing will astound you!

Stamps Plus supplies the entire stamp, including stamp housing, custom rubber die, and set-up – all for one competitive price.

In New Zealand, the primary brands of stamp housings sold over the last few decades are Trodat, Colop, and Shiny. There are of course several other smaller brands such as Brother, XStamp and a plethora of mass-produced, cheap replicas. The brands Trodat and Colop are manufactured in Austria, China, and India. Shiny products are manufactured in Taiwan.

The interesting bit is in shining the light on the actual distribution chain: Trodat and Colop brands are brought into the country by an importer/distributor company named Acme Supplies Limited who then sell the stamp housings to rubber stamp makers and retailers alike. Shiny products are imported and distributed by the company Staedtler. Stamps Plus also imports directly from the manufacturer in Taiwan. In understanding the supply chain componentry, one can easily determine why prices can often be so vastly disparate.

It is hoped that the guide below will at least help to make sense of it all. Hope it helps you!

Comparison table

Text & / Or Logo Stamps
Size Shiny Model Trodat Equivalent Colop Equivalent
26 X 10 mm rectangle S821/S1821 T4910 Printer 10
38 x 14 mm rectangle S822/S1822 T4911 Printer 20
47 x 18 mm rectangle S823/S1823 T4912 Printer 30
58 x 22 mm rectangle S824/S1824 T4913 Printer 40
70 x 25 mm rectangle S825/S1825 T4915 Printer 50
41 x 24 mm rectangle S826 T5200 N/A
50 x 30 mm rectangle S827 T4929 N/A
56 x 33 mm rectangle S828 N/A N/A
64 x 40 mm rectangle S829 T4927 Printer 55
75 x 38 mm rectangle S830 T4926 Printer 60
70 x 10 mm rectangle S831 T4916 Printer 15
75 x 15 mm rectangle S832 T4918 Printer 25
85 x 25 mm rectangle S833 T4925 Printer 45
12 x 12 mm square or diameter S510 T4921 N/A
20 x 20 mm square or diameter S520 T4922 N/A
32 x 32 mm square or diameter S530 T4923 N/A
42 x 42 mm square or diameter S542 T4924 N/A
38 x 14 mm Lipstick Stamp S722 N/A N/A
26 X 10 mm Keyring N/A T4910KR N/A
Dater Only
3MM Character Dater 300BK T4800 N/A
4MM Character Dater 400BK T4820 S120
Daters With Custom Text
41 x 24 mm rectangle S826D T4750 S260
50 x 30 mm rectangle S827D T4729 N/A
56 x 33 mm rectangle S828D N/A N/A
64 x 40 mm rectangle S829D T4727 N/A
75 x 38 mm rectangle S830D T4726 60H
32 x 32 mm square or diameter S530D N/A N/A
Heavy Duty Daters With Custom Text
41 x 24 mm rectangle SH6100 T5431 2160
50 x 30 mm rectangle SH6103 T5440 2360
56 x 33 mm rectangle SH6105 T5460 2660
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