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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;gsalexan, post: 2011888, member: 24274&quot;]Happy to share. The plate is probably from the 1920s or &#039;30s and was likely engraved for use on bonds. I wish I knew the bank note company, but this one has no identification, just a very small &quot;324&quot; indicating the vignette number. I would guess a smaller firm like E.A. Wright or Jeffries -- I&#039;ll be on the look out for matching bonds.</p><p><br /></p><p>Darryl, I thought about printing in green, too, but didn&#039;t want to seem too demanding. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> I think the hardest part was getting just the right amount of ink on the plate. Overink and the fine lines get muddy, underink and things fade away. Here&#039;s an example of underinking and/or possibly too much talcum:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]362651[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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