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Author Topic: Big IATSE Rubber Stamp Manny Knowles "What are these things and WHY are they BLUE???" Posts: 4247 From: Bloomington, IN, USA Registered: Feb 2002 posted 07-31-2004 07:39 AM                     I was in Florida earlier this week. One of my favorite things to do there is to visit the Flea Market and Pawn Shops with a friend of mine who lives there. This week we stumbled onto a HUGE rubber stamp with the IATSE "flower" logo on it. Local # is 646. We spent a great portion of that afternoon trying to imagine what that stamp was for. Does anybody here know for sure?  |  IP: Logged Dennis Benjamin Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1445 From: Denton, MD Registered: Feb 2002 posted 07-31-2004 07:55 AM                        Don't they stamp their foreheads with it? That way no-one messes with them!  |  IP: Logged Manny Knowles "What are these things and WHY are they BLUE???" Posts: 4247 From: Bloomington, IN, USA Registered: Feb 2002 posted 07-31-2004 08:06 AM                     This stamp was much, much bigger than that -- about 6" square -- so, if this was a forehead stamp, those would have been some big guys!  |  IP: Logged Tim Reed Better Projection Pays Posts: 5246 From: Northampton, PA Registered: Sep 1999 posted 07-31-2004 08:58 AM                       quote: Manny Knowles the IATSE "flower" logo (Only you, Manny!) It's an IA bug!  |  IP: Logged Paul Mayer Oh get out of it Melvin, before it pulls you under! Posts: 3836 From: Albuquerque, NM Registered: Feb 2000 posted 07-31-2004 10:48 AM                        I think 646 is the stagehands local in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. That stamp was probably used to mark anything constructed in a union scene shop for use on stage or backstage, things like flats, stair units, and road boxes. Most union shops use a stencil and spray paint to apply the bug, but I could see situations where a stamp would be easier to use.  |  IP: Logged Bobby Henderson "Ask me about Trajan." Posts: 10973 From: Lawton, OK, USA Registered: Apr 2001 posted 07-31-2004 12:14 PM                     The stamp would be good for dramatic purposes. Just slam it down to grab attention and shout, "no soup for you!"  |  IP: Logged Manny Knowles "What are these things and WHY are they BLUE???" Posts: 4247 From: Bloomington, IN, USA Registered: Feb 2002 posted 07-31-2004 01:16 PM                     MY BEST GUESS: They stamped sets with it. MY FRIEND'S BEST GUESS: They stamped contracts with it. Let's sign this! THWUNK!! ...and you have to admit...it DOES look more like a flower than a bug...  |  IP: Logged Richard Fowler Film God Posts: 2392 From: Ft. Lauderdale, FL, USA Registered: Jun 2001 posted 07-31-2004 02:30 PM                     Make your own T-shirt graphics....walking scenery Member IATSE #500  |  IP: Logged Robert L. Fischer Expert Film Handler Posts: 145 From: Montreal, Quebec Registered: May 2004 posted 07-31-2004 02:57 PM                    I'm with Manny on this one. I've never seen a bug with 5 legs.  |  IP: Logged Bobby Henderson "Ask me about Trajan." Posts: 10973 From: Lawton, OK, USA Registered: Apr 2001 posted 07-31-2004 07:56 PM                     quote: Manny Knowles ...and you have to admit...it DOES look more like a flower than a bug... I'd say it's a dated looking logo badly in need of a modern update. It also makes me think of a pentagram. Yeah. IATSE is really subliminally promoting devil worship! Yarrgh! Or maybe they're just big fans of Motley Crüe.  |  IP: Logged Steve Kraus Film God Posts: 4094 From: Chicago, IL, USA Registered: May 2000 posted 07-31-2004 10:15 PM                    You shoulda bought it.  |  IP: Logged Manny Knowles "What are these things and WHY are they BLUE???" Posts: 4247 From: Bloomington, IN, USA Registered: Feb 2002 posted 07-31-2004 11:07 PM                     I phoned my friend and, since we are still both intrigued by this, he has agreed to go back and see if he can find it again. If so, he will buy it.  |  IP: Logged Daryl C. W. O'Shea Film God Posts: 3977 From: Midland Ontario Canada (where Panavision & IMAX lenses come from) Registered: Jun 2002 posted 08-01-2004 01:19 AM                        Here I thought it was a fire sprinkler.  |  IP: Logged Carl Martin Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1424 From: Oakland, CA, USA Registered: Feb 2002 posted 08-01-2004 02:58 AM                        a 5-bladed shutter?  |  IP: Logged Dan Lyons Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 698 From: Seal Beach, CA Registered: Sep 2002 posted 08-01-2004 03:03 AM                     quote: Bobby Henderson I'd say it's a dated looking logo badly in need of a modern update. nooooooo! I like it. Danny  |  IP: Logged

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