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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;gsalexan, post: 1362563, member: 24274&quot;]I&#039;m back! And I have a new Mac that&#039;s a speed demon! Should make editing images a breeze. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Tonight, some odds and ends:</p><p><br /></p><p>The first is an eagle, produced by the Continental Bank Note Co. -- this is the only proof I have from Continental. I haven&#039;t found this vignette on anything yet.</p><p><br /></p><p>Another from the animal kingdom: &quot;Deer Drinking&quot; by National Bank Note. This is one of my favorite vignettes. I believe this was engraved by James D. Smillie -- two engravings of his are titled &quot;Deer&quot; and &quot;Drinking at the Brook&quot; but I haven&#039;t found supporting artwork. In any case, this vignette appears on several bonds of the Mohawk &amp; Malone Railway Co. from 1902. you&#039;ll find more on this vignette here: <a href="http://www.cointalk.com/t104589/#post872023" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.cointalk.com/t104589/#post872023">http://www.cointalk.com/t104589/#post872023</a></p><p><br /></p><p>The Indians greeting Europeans in the canoe looks to be from the same period as Gen. Marian&#039;s sweet potato dinner. The subject matter is very much like another vignette found on many Rhode Island municipal bonds.</p><p><br /></p><p>&quot;Midsummer&quot; is another nice landscape, engraver not identified. I would put this in the early 1850s judging by the look of the train in the background.</p><p><br /></p><p>Last is a more modern vignette that I would guess was engraved on the theme of electric power. The dynamo next to the women is similar to many of the vignettes found on power company stocks and bonds.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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