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<p>[QUOTE="Bronwen, post: 410961, member: 5833"]I have Windows 10. I have Corel PaintShopPro X9 for photo processing, which I only just know how to use. It has a ton of features that I have no idea what they do.</p><p><br /></p><p>Think my USB microscope, which goes up to 400x, if I remember correctly, has been delivered. I ordered a small book through Amazon at the same time & tracking says it has been delivered too. The reason I'm not sure is because they have been stuffed into my locked mailbox in a way that the latch is blocked & I can't unlock it. Not the first time this has happened. Hopefully note taped to outside will have positive results tomorrow.</p><p><br /></p><p>For heads and busts, where the neck/shoulders end is the truncation or truncation line. If a cameo is cut with high enough relief, there can be enough space here to engrave something in. This cameo has the cutter's name on the truncation. I had to rub cocoa in to read it:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]143129[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]143130[/ATTACH] </p><p>GG Adams = George Gammon Adams. a British medal engraver and sculptor. The British Museum has a cameo self-portrait of him.</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details.aspx?assetId=815123001&objectId=63101&partId=1" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details.aspx?assetId=815123001&objectId=63101&partId=1" rel="nofollow">http://www.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details.aspx?assetId=815123001&objectId=63101&partId=1</a></p><p><br /></p><p>They've been working on their on line collection site. At this moment it is unavailable. Maybe it will be back up when it becomes morning in England. Or maybe not. Looks like this:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]143131[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Bronwen, post: 410961, member: 5833"]I have Windows 10. I have Corel PaintShopPro X9 for photo processing, which I only just know how to use. It has a ton of features that I have no idea what they do. Think my USB microscope, which goes up to 400x, if I remember correctly, has been delivered. I ordered a small book through Amazon at the same time & tracking says it has been delivered too. The reason I'm not sure is because they have been stuffed into my locked mailbox in a way that the latch is blocked & I can't unlock it. Not the first time this has happened. Hopefully note taped to outside will have positive results tomorrow. For heads and busts, where the neck/shoulders end is the truncation or truncation line. If a cameo is cut with high enough relief, there can be enough space here to engrave something in. This cameo has the cutter's name on the truncation. I had to rub cocoa in to read it: [ATTACH=full]143129[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]143130[/ATTACH] GG Adams = George Gammon Adams. a British medal engraver and sculptor. The British Museum has a cameo self-portrait of him. [URL]http://www.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details.aspx?assetId=815123001&objectId=63101&partId=1[/URL] They've been working on their on line collection site. At this moment it is unavailable. Maybe it will be back up when it becomes morning in England. Or maybe not. Looks like this: [ATTACH=full]143131[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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