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Lovely!  |
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Very nice, Greg!
Inordinately fascinated by bits of metal with strange markings and figures
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I love the artwork on these.
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Edited by GregAlex
12/09/2023 12:26 pm
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Finally, some new certs arrived that I can add to this thread! Outstanding! |
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A new stock rolled in today from the Savannah & Northwestern Rwy, with a nice engine.   |
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A new stock rolled in today from the Savannah & Northwestern Rwy, with a nice engine. Excellent! |
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I finally fired up the scanner and have some new RRs to post! Nice examples! Quote:
These all have something in common. Let's see if anyone can figure it out.  |
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Pillar of the Community
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And the answer is ... all the figures depicted on these certificates were engraved from original designs by Alonzo Foringer. The artist was best known as a mid-20th century muralist, but he earned a good living creating allegorical artwork for American Bank Note Co. which was used on currency and securities. There are more than 100 different ABNC designs attributed to Foringer and as you get familiar with his style you will start to see his figures *everywhere*. Probably his most popular designs were used on the Canadian Bank of Commerce series:  Edited by GregAlex
04/06/2024 7:36 pm
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all the figures depicted on these certificates were engraved from original designs by Alonzo Foringer I would not have cracked that, but I can see now that they do have a lot in common in terms of style. That 20 dollar banknote is a real piece of art. |
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And the answer is ... all the figures depicted on these certificates were engraved from original designs by Alonzo Foringer. Ah! A bit esoteric for my skill set.  Quote:
Probably his most popular designs were used on the Canadian Bank of Commerce series: Very nice! |
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Three more lovely railroad stocks arrived today! Excellent! Quote:
Do the figures on the first one look familiar? I recognize the one on the left from Reading. |
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That St Louis-San Francisco railway vignette with hermes racing against the airplanes, ship, train and cars is amazing! There's even a zeppelin way in the background behind the skyscrapers.
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