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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;gsalexan, post: 2022622, member: 24274&quot;]Over the weekend, a printer friend of mine showed me a couple oddities that I couldn&#039;t identify. These are two clear plastic &quot;plates&quot; from American Bank Note Co. One is ABNC&#039;s signature specimen banknote. The other is the vignette &quot;Electric Generation&quot; and part of a frame. I include printed samples here for comparison. (Darryl, I borrowed one of your scans.)</p><p><br /></p><p>The plastic plates are very thin (thinner than a dime) and the raised image is positive, meaning they aren&#039;t printing plates because the images would print in reverse. It looks like rubylith film is taped around the images, which is usually associated with some kind of photographic process. Would an engraved steel plate be stamped onto a pliable (maybe warm) sheet of clear plastic to make these? What would they be used for? I&#039;ve been poking around online for clues on this, with no luck so far.</p><p><br /></p><p>Sorry about the quality of these photos. One piece was covered by a protective plastic film.[ATTACH=full]366536[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]366539[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]366540[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]366541[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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