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The other One (Julie)but if Nick and David are talking about the same proofs--David, did you see the scans on the A.H. auction page? ...and David has examined them in person (NOT on the internet), I cannot imagine him being wrong. A fairly high-powered microscope should settle the question once and for all (he advised me buy a 100X one--it has lenses of 100, 80, 40 and 10X).
Obviously, if the negatives are period and the prints are not, there is some sort of peculiar scenerio involved...
As for cutting canine or feline toenails, it is the most harrowing experience a vet tech has...and that includes assisting in surgery.