I think it would be interesting to see a few things, like what sort of paper stock the Piedmont back is. A peeled card usually shows a lot of roughness. If it was factory it should be on a smooth stock that looks factory made. The sort of glue would also be interesting. It's really odd that it's only a bit of glue, That makes me think someone might have wanted all their cards to be Piedmont.
Yes, sheets were printed, for T206 probably fronts first then backs. And usually it's not a thing where two sheets get glued together.
I've seen that done for thicker things though, and some Topps cards may have been done that way. I briefly worked on a place that made jigsaw puzzles (Like 2 weeks) and those were glued up from a bit of cardboard and the picture which was on thin paper. I'd guess because it was cheaper than a coated cardboard.
If you have a set of calipers, a typical T206 is .012
The thought that for some reason the factory might have done the rebacking, or that they might have assembled the sheets from thinner stock intrigues me enough that I think I'll measure the ones I have. That will give me enough info to know the normal range, and how much the stock actually varied. Just maybe I'll find one that's closer to .020 and that would be very interesting. Just as interesting would be if the blankbacks measure well under .012 A measurement around .007 would lead me to believe they were gluing the backs on.
All the more reason to leave the card as-is. If they were glued up and you've got an actual doubled back with a mismatched brand that's one seriously cool card.
All of which is, at the moment, merely crazy conjecture over what's probably someone's first attempt at rebacking a card.
Steve B
Steve B
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