Card doctoring video

[bnorth]

Originally Posted by darwinbulldog

My guess is most people think it's fine for strip cards and cereal boxes and the like but not so much for a regular Topps sheet or Goudey sheet. The more interesting question to me is the hypothetical scenario in which one comes into possession of both an original uncut sheet from the factory and the original paper cutting machinery used at the factory so that they are capable of creating genuine fresh factory-cut cards from their uncut sheet.

Anyone can buy the same cutters used at the factory. I can't remember who because it was a long time ago but someone did actually buy the actual blades used from one of the major manufacturers before.

[Peter_Spaeth]

Originally Posted by bnorth

Anyone can buy the same cutters used at the factory. I can't remember who because it was a long time ago but someone did actually buy the actual blades used from one of the major manufacturers before.

I've seen that claim too, maybe the claim was that he bought it out of a Topps auction or something. I think it was one of the guys named on Blowout in "the scandal."

[bnorth]

Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

I've seen that claim too, maybe the claim was that he bought it out of a Topps auction or something. I think it was one of the guys named on Blowout in "the scandal."

This was many years ago I heard about the blades. What most can't seem to comprehend is printing cards is just a crap low paying job with equipment anyone can buy or use with very little training. It is far from anything special or restricted in any way shape or form. I have many friends/relatives that actually worked for one of the major card companies for many years.

[steve B]

Originally Posted by bnorth

Anyone can buy the same cutters used at the factory. I can't remember who because it was a long time ago but someone did actually buy the actual blades used from one of the major manufacturers before.

There's a whole range of sizes, and yes, most are readily available, even back to the early 1900's Some small shops probably still use cutters that old.

The place I worked for had a foot press that cut round corners that was made around 1910. And the leather guy I shared a shop with for a while had a similar press.
Paper cutters are readily available, but ones like the factories used aren't small. They'd fit pretty well in a garage, though.