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Jumped on a chance to pick up a couple sample prints by IBNC. They are both in rough condition and have not been treated very well in the past. I believe they date from the mid 1880s to 1907. So for a 100+ years old they really are not so bad. I hope you can see how raised the letters are in United States. Magnified this vignette is really nice! I don't know anything about the engravers yet but hope to learn more about both of them! The first is numbered 44 on top and is on a cotton like tissue paper 5"*3". The second is same paper on 6"*4". You can see the copywrite date on "the challenge" is 1884 and is printed as No.103.

Hope you enjoy!

If you happen to find see either of these in a reference book please drop me a note!

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Will have to edit the issues later from home - sorry!

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connor1

Great shots , I love Eagles ! ,I can't stop reading The Int. Eng. Line, I know nothing about the world of International Engravers,will take years to get good @ identifing them by their work . The Eagle Vignettes are great shots !

scottishmoney

Yeah, if my copy ever ever comes in the mail, I have to drive 10km into town to check the post - but so far the nayther.

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Daggarjon

i do like that top vingette, but it really is hard to read lol

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scottishmoney

They are nice, but they would really be a lot nicer with obligatory feminine vignettes.

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USS656

Sorry SM - no ladies to admire.

Daggerjon, they were sold together and I really was more interested in the Eagle - until they showed up! The artwork on the USA is really sharp and I love how raised that orange ink is! The Eagle is everything I was hoping for and I am really happy to have both of them!

Thanks connor! I have not had a spare minute to myself outside of work so it has been impossible to start researching these two pieces. I look forward to getting into my two reference books when time allows!

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RickieB

Those are some beautiful engravings Darryl...
Things from days gone by...

Thank you for sharing the images, get some noice frames for those babies!!

RickieB

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USS656

Thank you RickieB, Glad you like them.

Will have to see what I can do for frames...

Best Regards ~ Darryl

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Art

They're both great. I wonder what the intended use for the US vignette may have been?

USS656

I am guessing Stocks but have yet to see it (which doesn't mean much )...

I have seen the Eagle on one stock and one other marketing piece so far. I have a feeling it was used quite a bit by IBNC.

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