1916 Sporting News letter press authenticity
 

Posted By: <b>Randall Adams</b><p>I just picked up this letter press, it measures 3 1/4" X 2" X 7/8", anybody have any info as to authenticity or value? Also, I reversed the image using Photoshop so it would be easier to read.<br /><br /><p><br /><img BORDER="5" src=http://www.cincitec.com/images/ebay/press/103920295_o.JPG><br /><br /><img BORDER="5" src=http://www.cincitec.com/images/ebay/press/103920382_o.JPG><br /><br /><img BORDER="5" src=http://www.cincitec.com/images/ebay/press/103920343_tp.JPG><br /><br /><img BORDER="5" src=http://www.cincitec.com/images/ebay/press/103920390_tp.JPG><br />&lt;/p&gt;

1916 Sporting News letter press authenticity
 

Posted By: <b>davidcycleback</b><p>What I can tell you is that a printing plate from back then would have a raised surface like yours, and printing plates from back then commonly had a heavy wood backing. The unusual thing is one would normally expect everything to be backwards. Perhaps it was some type of display item, as you this type of raised letters plaque in old buildings and historical sites. <br /><br />As the question may come up later, lithography plates (letterpress isn't lithograhy) can have text both backwards and forwards, as there was an often used transfer process that allowed you to have text foreword on the plate. So, if you find a Topps printing plate with text and pictures forward and readable, there isn't anything amiss with that. If you find a lithography printing plate with the text backwards, there's nothing amiss about that either. They could do it both ways, as the there was a printing technique in lithography that allowed them to reverse the text before the ink reached the paper or cardboard.

1916 Sporting News letter press authenticity
 

Posted By: <b>Max Weder</b><p>Hi Randall<br /><br />I have no idea as to value, but I'm interested in the item. Send me an email with your thoughts or I can give you mine.<br /><br />Max

1916 Sporting News letter press authenticity
 

Posted By: <b>Randall</b><p>I reversed the image using Photoshop so it would be easier to read.

1916 Sporting News letter press authenticity
 

Posted By: <b>Dan Bretta</b><p>Now you tell us!!!! <img src="/images/happy.gif" height=14 width=14><br /><br />I've been racking my brain all day trying to figure out why this thing isn't reversed.

1916 Sporting News letter press authenticity
 

Posted By: <b>davidcycleback</b><p>If the text is in reverse on the plate, it looks to me like you have the original printing plate.

1916 Sporting News letter press authenticity
 

Posted By: <b>Max Weder</b><p>Photoshop is the devil's instrument <img src="/images/happy.gif" height=14 width=14>.<br /><br />Still interested Randall, if you want to email me at weder@shaw.ca

1916 Sporting News letter press authenticity
 

Posted By: <b>Randall Adams</b><p>Max, I sent you a couple of emails concerning this item, not sure if my email are getting through. You can email me at radams30@aol.com

1916 Sporting News letter press authenticity
 

Posted By: <b>Max Weder</b><p>Randall<br /><br />I got the email. Still thinking <img src="/images/happy.gif" height=14 width=14>