T206 Reference / Reflections.....Tuesday Nite Trivia

[jerrys]

Hi Ted,

Well worth reading is an article written by Andy Broome - Printing The Monster.

The article explores the logistics of assembling the player permission and images needed to produce such an enormous checklist anticipated and the clever way it was done. The connection between Joseph P. Knapp, the founder and head of the American Lithographic Company, and James B. Duke, head of the American Tobacco Company, for the printing of nearly all T-cards inserted into ATC products.

Explains the chromolithography process where T206 card sheets are passed through the printer six times for the six different layers of colors and the accuracy needed to keep perfect alignment. Blurry and ghost images as a result of any misalignment. Included in the engineering is the necessary ink color sequence of the layers in the printing.

Beside the image of the entrance to the ALC building there are pictures of a 10 ton lithopress and cutters that cut finished cardsheets of the T206 cards.

Published by Beckett Vintage Collector April, 2018.

[tedzan]

Thanks Jerry,

I will check out Andy Broome's article.


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[RedsFan1941]

i always enjoy seeing the latest research uncovered by the plate scratches. awesome groundbreaking work patrick

[tedzan]

Hi Pat

Thanks for posting those horizontal mis-cut T206's.

Many years ago I saw a horizontal mis-cut T206 with the Chance (yellow portrait) adjacent to the red Cobb.


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[Pat R]

Thanks Ronnie.

I've heard of the Chance/Cobb Ted but I have never seen the card
or a scan. I think Brian W still has the Sheckard/Goode which I think
is one of the coolest T206 cards.

[atx840]

Originally Posted by tedzan

Hi Pat

Thanks for posting those horizontal mis-cut T206's.

Many years ago I saw a horizontal mis-cut T206 with the Chance (yellow portrait) adjacent to the red Cobb.


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Only copy I have ever seen of this Ted.

[tedzan]

Originally Posted by atx840

Only copy I have ever seen of this Ted.

That is exactly the mis-cut Chance/Cobb I referred to in Post #398.

Thanks Chris for posting it.

Will we see you at the National in Cleveland ?



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[atx840]

Unfortunately not this year Ted, but I am really hoping for the next one in Chicago.