I am new - need help with mantle, Williams, DiMagio

[Mr. Zipper]

Closed "d" or not, I do not believe this one is authentic.

[thetruthisoutthere]

Originally Posted by Mr. Zipper

Closed "d" or not, I do not believe this one is authentic.

+1

That one looks like it took 45 minutes to pen it.

[rschisler]

Darn it, just when I was starting to think I knew what I was doing! Back to the drawing board. Tough hobby to figure out. Thanks gentlemen, I appreciate your feedback.

[Stampsfan]

+1

Thanks to those who respond with courtesy. Great group of folks here.

[Mr. Zipper]

Originally Posted by rschisler

Darn it, just when I was starting to think I knew what I was doing! Back to the drawing board. Tough hobby to figure out. Thanks gentlemen, I appreciate your feedback.

Here is a little hint on the Williams. Williams can be tough to nail down, but I have found the fakes often have a "too smooth and neat" look, whereas authentic examples have a more herky jerky messy feel.

The Williams you have shown... that style seems to have a soft loopy "lli"... once it "clicks" for you, it sticks out like a sore thumb.

[joed25]

Originally Posted by rschisler

Darn it, just when I was starting to think I knew what I was doing! Back to the drawing board. Tough hobby to figure out. Thanks gentlemen, I appreciate your feedback.

Your Ted ball is authentic.

[shelly]

To slow to neat