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Forum Dad
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Bedrock of the Community
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Those are old printing plates that are mounted type high.(.917)
They were used alongside the metal type for printing.
Probably from an old catalogue.
Edited by JimmyD
02/14/2020 2:45 pm
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Forum Dad
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Pillar of the Community
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The bottom two sets looks like they've been screened into half tone dots for the press.
"Two minutes ago I would have sold my chances for a tired dime." Fred Astaire
Edited by thq
02/14/2020 2:54 pm
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Bedrock of the Community
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Unless it was all linework, any illustration would have halftone screening.
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02/14/2020 3:47 pm
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Thanks for all the input. Interesting, but suspect there's no market for them...any thoughts? They don't fit in my personal collection.
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Used for something like this?:  (I actually have one of these framed as part of my collection) |
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Rest in Peace
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The bottom image looks like a 1652 Pine Tree Shilling.
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Fascinating. I'm quite sure that you would find a ready buyer on ebay. "If you climb a good tree, you get a push."
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"The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed."
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Bedrock of the Community
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Not for coin stamping.
Probably intended for paper or leather embossing, interesting anyway.
May be worth something in the right antique auction.
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Again, thanks for all the help. Will put this group on ebay starting 2/16. Kind Regards, Rod |
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Bedrock of the Community
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Yes put on ebay. Make sure you state Unsearched too.  |
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These printing dies may have been used for 1800's "RECKONERS" which illustrated many world coins. Utilized by merchants, postal employees, banks, brokers and anyone exchanging various forms of money, reckoners were handy reference books to have at hand. Here are some pics of a reckoner that was used in a Kansas post office ....   This image illustrates a handy computation table ....  Edited by ExoGuy
02/16/2020 01:12 am
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Thank you for those examples, ExoGuy!  |
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