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<p>[QUOTE="2manycats, post: 9542757, member: 13761"]I think you're right. Looks like they all have copperplate engravings on them - perhaps, as copperplate printing was a completely different process from printing type, they are remains from the shop where the copperplates were engraved and printed, proof copies, making sure the engraved image was of the right size and going in the right place.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="2manycats, post: 9542757, member: 13761"]I think you're right. Looks like they all have copperplate engravings on them - perhaps, as copperplate printing was a completely different process from printing type, they are remains from the shop where the copperplates were engraved and printed, proof copies, making sure the engraved image was of the right size and going in the right place.[/QUOTE]
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