Written by Acorn Sales Company, manufacturing stamps and seals since 1964 · Reviewed by Holly R, VP of Sales and Marketing at Acorn Sales, against the Acorn Sales custom stamp, custom artwork embosser and logo embosser range (243 published SKUs) on 21 September 2026 · Updated 21 September 2026
Two mechanisms will carry your logo, and they start a long way apart. An embosser raises the logo into the sheet and starts at $99.95 for the Soft Seal Custom Artwork Embosser, running to $2,095.00 for the Heavy Duty Long Reach Electric Custom Artwork Embosser. A stamp prints it in ink and starts at $9.95 for the 1 Line Regular Rubber Stamp. Die size is the fixed part of the embosser decision: every custom artwork embosser in the catalog is listed at 1-5/8″ to 2″ in diameter or 1″ x 2″, from the $99.95 handheld body to the $2,095.00 electric, so the money buys reach, leverage and finish rather than a larger logo. The stamp side has no such ceiling and runs from a 1/8″ x 2-3/8″ impression up to 8″ x 10″ at $156.95. Acorn publishes 243 products across this range, $9.95 to $2,095.00, median $34.95. Artwork is accepted the same way on both sides: clean, black and white, camera ready.What these are for
This is the blank half of the catalog. Nothing in it carries a mark until you supply one, which separates it from the ready made date, notary and message stamps. Three buyers dominate. The first is a business putting a logo on outgoing paper, letterhead, invoices or packing slips, which is the job of the larger inked bodies and, at the top, the 8″ x 10″ regular rubber stamp at $156.95. The second wants the logo raised rather than printed, on stationery, certificates or envelope flaps, which is the custom artwork embosser group from $99.95 to $2,095.00. The third is routine office marking where the content is a fixed block rather than a logo, served by dedicated blanks: the 3 Line Address Stamp Regular Rubber Stamp at $14.95, the Regular Signature Stamp at $19.95 and the Bulk Rate Mail Hand Stamp at $16.95. Of 170 products sampled, 153 are stamps and 17 embossers.
The ranges we stock
Handheld and soft seal logo embossers
The entry to embossing. The Soft Seal Custom Artwork Embosser is $99.95, and the pink, blue and red bodies are $99.95 as well. The listings describe a heavy duty frame, a sliding lock for storage and a rubberized grip that makes the squeeze easier. Reach is approximately 1-1/2″ into the sheet and the frame is rated for one sheet of 20 to 24 lb paper. The Handheld Custom Artwork Embosser is $104.95 with the same reach and paper rating, and its listing adds that it can be made for light cardstock; the catalog calls it the most economical choice for an embossing seal. Both state a two year warranty and an impression size of 1-5/8″ to 2″ in diameter or 1″ x 2″. The colored bodies leave something out: the Pink Soft Seal and Pink Hybrid listings at $99.95 give a reach but no impression figure, so confirm before ordering if your artwork sits near the limit.
Hybrid and desk logo embossers
The Hybrid Logo Embosser is $102.95 and sits between the formats: a pocket sized body with the embossing ease of a desk model, positioning marks to line the impression up, and an audible click when it is made properly. What it does not publish is a reach figure, a paper weight or a warranty term, which makes it the one body here you cannot size from the page. The Pink Hybrid Custom Artwork Embosser at $99.95 does state about 1-1/2″ of reach and a two year warranty. The Desk Custom Artwork Embosser is $109.95, with a sturdy metal base that the listing says produces impressions with minimal effort. Reach is approximately 1-1/2″, and it is rated higher than the handheld frames on stock: 20 to 24 lb, or up to 40 lb for light cardstock and envelopes.
Gift finish and cast iron logo embossers
Four gift finish desk embossers are all $159.95: Gold Gift, Chrome Gift, Black Gift and Pink Gift Custom Artwork Embossers. Each has a felt base that stops the unit slipping, reaches about 1-1/2″, and states a two year warranty on the embossing seal. Paper ratings are 20 to 24 lb or light cardstock with one exception: the Black Gift listing states 24 to 26 lb. The Pink Gift listing publishes neither a reach nor a paper weight. Above them is the Cast Iron Custom Artwork Embosser at $329.95, which the catalog calls the most heavy duty seal it offers. It takes 20 to 24 lb paper or light cardstock and reaches about 2-1/2″, so it buys reach as well as mass, and its listing is the most explicit about artwork: camera ready, black and white, high resolution file format.
Long reach and electric logo embossers
Reach is the distance from the edge of the sheet to the center of the impression, and it is what separates these four. The Long Reach Custom Artwork Embosser is $159.95, reaches approximately 2-1/2″ and takes stock up to 60 lb. The Extended Long Reach Custom Embosser is $189.95, reaches 4-1/2″ to the center of the seal, which the listing says lets you emboss the center of an 8-1/2″ wide sheet, also takes 60 lb stock, and includes an adjustable paper guide. The Heavy Duty Standard Reach Electric is $1,795.00, reaches approximately 2-3/8″ and weighs 12 pounds; its direct drive has only two moving parts and the listing says it is strong enough to take a staple or a paperclip without damaging the die. The Heavy Duty Long Reach Electric is $2,095.00, reaches almost five inches and weighs 18 pounds. Both run on 110 to 120 AC volts, use a solid brass die against an alloy counter die and carry a two year limited warranty. Both list an optional foot pedal, and the $2,095.00 model adds optional pressure control, a paper guide and paper activation, none of them separately priced.
Regular rubber stamps: the blank size ladder
The cheapest route to a logo on paper, and the only route to a very large one. These are hand assembled in the United States on a natural stained wood mount with a laser engraved die, and they take ink from a separate pad, not included. Two ladders run side by side. Line count models set size by copy: $9.95 for 1 line, $11.95 for 2, $14.95 for 3, $24.95 for 6, $30.95 for 10 and $34.95 for 14. Size models set it by impression area, which is the group to use for artwork. Rectangles run from $15.95 at 1″ x 1″ and $19.95 at 1″ x 2″ through $30.95 at 2″ x 2″ and $52.95 at 4″ x 4″, up to $119.95 at 6″ x 8″, $139.95 at 8″ x 8″ and $156.95 at 8″ x 10″. Circles have their own: $12.95 at 1/2″, $18.95 at 1-1/2″, $30.95 at 3″, $52.95 at 4″, $79.95 at 6″ and $129.95 at 7″. The 4″ x 4″ listing says the stamp can be ordered with or without a border and that artwork can be added. The 8″ x 10″ names custom artwork and a logo first among its uses, and nothing else in the catalog puts a logo on paper at that size.
Self inking blank bodies
A self inking stamp carries a pad inside the body and re-inks the die on each return stroke. Trodat is the widest range, priced by body size. The smallest is the 4908 at $19.95 with a 1/4″ x 7/8″ impression. Printy sizes climb through $21.95, $22.95 and $24.95 to $29.95 for the 4931 at 1-1/8″ x 2-3/4″. The round Printys matter most for logos: the 4638 at $29.95 is 1-1/2″ diameter and takes 5 lines, the 4642 at $34.95 is 1-5/8″, the 4645 at $39.95 is 1-3/4″ and takes 7 lines, and the 46050 at $49.95 is 2″ and takes 8 lines, its listing naming logo, return address, corporate and library stamps as its uses. The Professional bodies are the large ones, $59.95 for the 5200 at 1″ x 1-5/8″ up through $109.95 for the 5211 and $124.95 for the 5212 at 2-3/4″ x 4-1/2″; both of those listings describe the body as the right size for a company logo. Outside Trodat, the Shiny E-904 is $49.95 at 1″ x 2-3/16″, built from metal and plastic for rugged use.
Pre-inked blank bodies
Pre-inked stamps hold ink in the die and need no pad. Xstamper is the largest group, from $24.95 for the N60 at 1/2″ diameter and $26.00 for the N05 at 1/8″ x 2-3/8″, through $34.95 for the N51 at 1″ diameter, up to $99.95 for the N22 at 1-15/16″ x 2-15/16″, $115.25 for the N27 and $129.95 for the N28 at 2-9/16″ x 3-15/16″, which takes 9 lines. MaxLight runs $22.95 for the XL2-325 at 5/8″ diameter, $34.95 for the XL2-125 at 1″ x 2″, $49.95 for the XL2-535 at 1-5/8″ diameter, $54.95 for the XL2-5050 at 2″ x 2″ and $109.95 for the XL2-700 at 2-3/4″ x 3-3/4″, and those listings say directly that the stamp can be customized with your company logo, design or wording. Slim is the portable option, $27.00, $31.95 and $39.95 for the 4141 at 1-5/8″ x 1-5/8″, which takes 8 lines; the catalog calls it the most portable stamp it offers. One PSI body is stocked, the PSI3255 at $39.95 and 1-1/4″ x 2-1/4″.
Industrial and purpose built blanks
The Xstamper Quick Dry Industrial stamps mark surfaces ordinary ink will not hold on: metal, glass, plastic, leather, glossy paper and Mylar. The ink is fast drying, permanent and water resistant when fully cured. They are $39.95 at 1/4″ and 1/2″ diameter, $42.95 at 5/8″, $47.95 at 3/4″, $62.50 at 1-3/16″ diameter and $65.00 at 1/2″ x 1-5/8″, and the 1-3/16″ listing states that it takes a company logo, design or wording on up to 4 lines. The second group is the purpose built layouts, the same blank die sold with the arrangement settled. Address stamps are $14.95 and $15.95 in regular rubber, $22.95 and $24.95 self inking, $23.95 and $27.75 in Slim, and check endorsement stamps run the same ladder. Signature stamps are $19.95 regular at approximately 3/8″ x 3″, $25.95 self inking and $29.95 in Slim, and the regular listing says signatures may be submitted by email, fax or mail. Bulk rate mail stamps are $16.95 regular, $29.50 in Slim and $32.75 self inking.
Sizes and dimensions
The embosser side has one answer and the stamp side has dozens. Every custom artwork embosser is listed at an impression size of 1-5/8″ to 2″ in diameter or 1″ x 2″, and that figure repeats from the $99.95 soft seal to both electric units. Nothing here embosses a larger logo. Reach is the variable: approximately 1-1/2″ on the soft seal, handheld, desk and gift bodies; approximately 2-1/2″ on the $159.95 Long Reach and the $329.95 Cast Iron; 2-3/8″ on the $1,795.00 electric; 4-1/2″ on the $189.95 Extended Long Reach; and almost five inches on the $2,095.00 electric. Paper weight rises with it, from 20 to 24 lb on the handheld frames, to 40 lb light cardstock on the $109.95 desk, to 60 lb stock on the two long reach bodies. On the stamp side, published impression areas start at 1/8″ x 2-3/8″ and finish at 2-3/4″ x 4-1/2″ on the $124.95 Trodat 5212. Past that only regular rubber goes larger, to 8″ x 10″ at $156.95. Line capacity runs from 1 line on the smallest bodies to 9 on the $109.95 Trodat 5211, the $124.95 Trodat 5212 and the $129.95 N28, with the regular rubber size models rated for dozens of lines and the 4″ x 4″ quoted at 14 to 18.
How many impressions you get
The published counts divide by mechanism. Self inking bodies, which carry a pad inside, are quoted at up to 5,000 to 10,000 impressions before re-inking, a figure that appears across the Trodat range from the $19.95 4908 to the $124.95 5212 and on the $49.95 Shiny E-904. Slim pre-inked stamps are quoted at up to 15,000, on the $27.00, $31.95 and $39.95 bodies. The higher capacity pre-inked dies are quoted at up to 50,000: the $39.95 PSI3255 says up to 50,000 rich impressions, the Xstamper bodies say enough ink for up to 50,000, and MaxLight says over 50,000 before needing to be re-inked instead of replaced. Xstamper listings separately describe the die as re-inkable for hundreds of thousands more impressions, a claim about the die rather than the ink charge. The electric embossers are rated in cycles: the $2,095.00 model states a 700,000 impression estimated life, while the $1,795.00 model states at least 200,000 in its description and over 700,000 in its own highlights. The catalog contradicts itself there, and 200,000 is the conservative number to plan around. Manual embossers have no consumable and publish no count, and neither do the regular rubber stamps.
Ink and colors
An embosser uses no ink. It presses the logo into the sheet and, on white paper, the result reads as texture rather than color. Nothing in the custom artwork range publishes a color option beyond the finish of the body itself: pink, blue and red soft seal bodies at $99.95, polished gold, polished chrome and black matte gift bodies at $159.95. For stamps the count is published per listing. Trodat self inking bodies and the standard Xstamper pre-inked bodies are offered in 11 ink colors, named as Blue, Red, Black, Green, Purple, Orange, Light Blue, Light Green, Yellow, Pink and Brown; the $49.95 Shiny E-904 is also 11. MaxLight and PSI are 5. Slim is inconsistent across its own listings, some stating 5 and some 7, so read the page for the body you want. The Xstamper Quick Dry Industrial range is 7, listed as red, black, blue, green, purple, white and yellow, and that ink is the specialist one for hard surfaces. Regular rubber stamps have no color until you pair them with a pad, sold separately; the 4″ x 4″ listing notes the advantage, one stamp plus several pads giving several colors with an easy clean between them.
What you can customize
The artwork requirement is stated the same way across the embosser range and it is short: supply your artwork in a clean black and white camera ready format. The $329.95 Cast Iron listing adds the one extra word that matters, asking for a high resolution file format. Several listings say to email the file. The catalog publishes no file type, no dpi figure and no minimum line weight, so do not assume a spec that is not there; send what you have and contact us if the file needs checking first. Black and white is a physical constraint rather than a preference: an embossing die has one depth, so a logo built from gray tones, gradients or fine screens has to be reduced to solid black and solid white before it can be cut. The order options named on the embosser listings are the artwork, the seal orientation and the imprint size. On the stamp side the requirement is looser, because a rubber die holds more detail than a die that has to push paper into a shape. Regular rubber listings let you pick font, font size, lettering style, type casing and justification. Lines of copy are the limit to watch: a body rated for 4 lines is rated for 4 lines whether or not a logo is going on it, and a logo takes room that text would otherwise have.
The embosser fixes your logo at 2″. The stamp does not
Every custom artwork embosser in the catalog, from the $99.95 Soft Seal to the $2,095.00 electric, is listed at the same impression size: 1-5/8″ to 2″ in diameter or 1″ x 2″. That is not a price tier, it is the whole range. Spending twenty times more buys reach, leverage, a brass die and a button instead of a squeeze. The logo comes out the same size.
The stamp side has no ceiling. A logo can be 1″ x 2″ on a $19.95 body or 8″ x 10″ on a $156.95 regular rubber stamp, and the ladder in between is continuous. It also holds finer line work, because a rubber die prints detail that an embossing die has to push paper into. Against that, an embossed logo cannot smudge, cannot run dry and cannot be photocopied, which is why it belongs on stationery, certificates and envelope flaps and why it is a poor choice for anything that will be scanned. A blind impression can vanish completely in a scan.
So the rule is this. If the logo will be read in the hand and fits inside 2″, an embosser from $99.95 is the better looking answer. If it has to survive a copier or a scan, or be larger than 2″, or go on a hundred packing slips a day, buy a stamp. Then let the second question, reach on the embosser or impressions per re-ink on the stamp, pick the body. Companies that want both usually take the $99.95 embosser for correspondence and an inked body for volume, and the pair costs less than the $329.95 Cast Iron alone.
Ordering, proofs and delivery
The custom artwork embosser listings state their own dispatch window and it is consistent: shipped out between 24 and 48 hours after the order is made, with several noting the unit is tested and inspected before it leaves. The stamp listings mostly say only that the stamp ships quickly and publish no window, so treat 24 to 48 hours as the embosser commitment rather than a catalog wide one. Order a logo embosser by the artwork file, the seal orientation and the imprint size. Order a logo stamp by the body number and impression area, because the body number fixes how much room the logo has. The regular rubber stamps are ordered by size or by line count, two ladders for the same product: buy by line count when the content is text, by impression area when it is artwork. The optional extras on the electric embossers, the foot pedal on both and the pressure control, paper guide and paper activation on the $2,095.00 model, are listed without published prices. Contact us for a quote on those, or to have a file checked before the die is cut.
Care and longevity
Acorn warrants embossing seals for two years and rubber stamps for six months. The embosser listings match cleanly: the soft seal, handheld, hybrid, desk, gift, cast iron, long reach and extended long reach bodies all state two years on the embossing seal, and both electric units state a two year limited warranty. Two exceptions are worth naming. The $102.95 Hybrid Logo Embosser publishes no warranty term at all. The $49.95 MaxLight XL2-535 states a Lifetime warranty, which contradicts the house rule, while the $22.95 MaxLight XL2-305 and the $79.95 MaxLight XL2-245 state six months correctly on the same family. Six months is the house rule for a stamp, so check the product page before relying on a longer term, and contact us if something fails inside its term. Care is light. A manual embosser has no ink: engage the sliding lock for storage, keep the die clean, and leave the felt base on the gift and cast iron models. Keep the platen of an electric unit clear, since the $1,795.00 listing rates the die to survive a staple but there is no reason to prove it. On the stamps, re-ink rather than replace: the Slim, MaxLight, PSI and Xstamper dies are re-inked from the top as the impression fades, and a regular rubber stamp needs only a clean die and a charged pad.
Products in this range
Browse the full range: Custom Artwork Embossers, Custom Made Rubber Stamps, Custom Self Inking Stamps, Custom Pre-Inked Stamps, Custom Round Stamps, Extra Large Custom Stamps.
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Frequently asked questions
Can I put my own logo on a stamp or an embosser at Acorn?
Yes, on both. Logo embossers start at $99.95 for the Soft Seal Custom Artwork Embosser and run to $2,095.00 for the Heavy Duty Long Reach Electric. Logo stamps start at $9.95 for the 1 Line Regular Rubber Stamp, and the size models that suit artwork start at $15.95 for a 1″ x 1″ impression.
What artwork format does Acorn need?
Clean, black and white, camera ready. The Cast Iron Custom Artwork Embosser listing adds high resolution file format, and several listings say to email the file. The catalog does not publish a file type, a dpi figure or a maximum file size, so if your artwork is unusual, send it and ask rather than guessing. Contact us to have a file checked before the die is cut.
Why does the artwork have to be black and white?
Because an embossing die has one depth. A logo made of gray tones, gradients or halftone screens has nothing to translate into on a die that can only press or not press, so it must be reduced to solid black and solid white first. A rubber die has the same limit for a different reason: it prints one ink color.
How big can an embossed logo be?
1-5/8″ to 2″ in diameter, or 1″ x 2″ rectangular. That figure is published on every custom artwork embosser in the catalog, from the $99.95 Soft Seal to the $2,095.00 electric, so paying more does not buy a larger impression. If your logo has to be bigger than 2″, buy a stamp: the regular rubber ladder reaches 8″ x 10″ at $156.95.
Should I buy an embosser or a stamp for my logo?
An embosser raises the logo into the sheet, uses no ink and cannot smudge or run dry, but it caps at 2″ and a blind impression can disappear in a scan. A stamp prints in ink, holds finer detail and goes up to 8″ x 10″, but it needs re-inking. Stationery and certificates point to the embosser from $99.95. Invoices, packing slips and anything scanned point to a stamp.
How far into the page does each embosser reach?
Approximately 1-1/2″ on the $99.95 soft seal, the $104.95 handheld, the $109.95 desk and the $159.95 gift bodies. Approximately 2-1/2″ on the $159.95 Long Reach and the $329.95 Cast Iron. 2-3/8″ on the $1,795.00 electric. 4-1/2″ on the $189.95 Extended Long Reach, enough to reach the center of an 8-1/2″ wide sheet. Almost five inches on the $2,095.00 electric. The $102.95 Hybrid Logo Embosser publishes none.
What paper weight can these embossers handle?
One sheet of 20 to 24 lb on the $99.95 soft seal and $104.95 handheld frames. Up to 40 lb for light cardstock or envelopes on the $109.95 Desk. Up to 60 lb stock on the $159.95 Long Reach and the $189.95 Extended Long Reach. The $159.95 gift bodies take 20 to 24 lb or light cardstock, except the Black Gift, whose listing states 24 to 26 lb.
How many impressions do the stamps give?
Up to 5,000 to 10,000 before re-inking on the self inking bodies, covering the Trodat range from the $19.95 4908 to the $124.95 5212 and the $49.95 Shiny E-904. Up to 15,000 on the Slim pre-inked stamps. Up to 50,000 on the $39.95 PSI3255, the Xstamper pre-inked bodies and the MaxLight range. Regular rubber stamps carry no count, because they take ink from a separate pad.
What is the biggest logo stamp available?
8″ x 10″ regular rubber at $156.95, and that listing names custom artwork and a logo first among its uses. Below it, $148.95 covers 8″ x 9″, $139.95 covers 8″ x 8″ and $119.95 covers 6″ x 8″. In a self inking body the largest is the $124.95 Trodat 5212 at 2-3/4″ x 4-1/2″; in a pre-inked body, the $129.95 N28 Xstamper.
How many ink colors can I have?
11 on the Trodat self inking bodies, the standard Xstamper pre-inked bodies and the $49.95 Shiny E-904: Blue, Red, Black, Green, Purple, Orange, Light Blue, Light Green, Yellow, Pink and Brown. 5 on MaxLight and PSI. Slim listings state either 5 or 7 depending on the body, so check the page. 7 on the Xstamper Quick Dry Industrial range. A regular rubber stamp takes whatever pad you pair it with.
Can I stamp my logo on metal, glass or plastic?
That is what the Xstamper Quick Dry Industrial range is for. The ink is fast drying, permanent and water resistant when fully cured, and the listings name metal, glass, plastic, leather, glossy paper and Mylar. Prices are $39.95 at 1/4″ and 1/2″ diameter, $42.95 at 5/8″, $47.95 at 3/4″, $62.50 at 1-3/16″ and $65.00 at 1/2″ x 1-5/8″. The 1-3/16″ body takes a logo on up to 4 lines.
How long do the electric embossers last?
The $2,095.00 Heavy Duty Long Reach states a 700,000 impression estimated life. The $1,795.00 Heavy Duty Standard Reach is inconsistent on its own page, saying at least 200,000 in the description and over 700,000 in the highlights, so plan around 200,000. Both run on 110 to 120 AC volts with a solid brass die against an alloy counter die, and both carry a two year limited warranty. The standard reach weighs 12 pounds, the long reach 18.
What is the warranty?
Two years on embossing seals and six months on rubber stamps. Every custom artwork embosser states the two year term except the $102.95 Hybrid Logo Embosser, whose page publishes none. Among the stamps, the $22.95 MaxLight XL2-305 and the $79.95 MaxLight XL2-245 state six months correctly, while the $49.95 MaxLight XL2-535 states a Lifetime warranty; the house rule for a stamp is six months, so confirm on the product page before relying on a longer term.
