Well, I checked and I don't have any with these plate scratches- I do have one that has some ink smattering (not as bad as the ink explosion
) and I have one that looks like the ink is smeared or something. But I'm impressed with how many people have found these plate scratches.
It'll be interesting to see if this will lead to something. Great thread.
As far as the Plank goes, I've heard both the broken plate theory and the anti- tobacco theory, and I don't know for sure- both are good theories- but you are right John, one is as good as another.
Sincerely, Clayton