Neat studio proof Leon. Very few OJs have a black copyright which I've always understood to be the result of scribing the copyright into the negative with a sharp point. What is a bit strange about this particular cabinet is the fact that the "D" in "COPYRIGHTED" appears it may extend onto the mount. I'm hoping this is an illusion since this would mean it was written onto this particular cabinet (not the negative) and then make the leap of explaining why the N172s have the same copyright (too far fetched to believe this proof was the exact card Goodwin & Co. based the N172 off of). Regardless of whether you follow my line of reasoning above, could you please confirm that the copyright is indeed all within the photo and part of the photo (ie not written onto this cabinet). Thank You!
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Joe Gonsowski
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