Barry A......
Your......"Are you thinking the packs play a key role somehow or was this just an interesting excursus."
No....packs per se do not, but Jamie's sheet can reveal to us the following:
1st....Jamie's sheet may be significant to our understanding how T206's were printed. Jamie noted that it is 17" x 33".....and, if my
observation is correct that this sheet is partially cut down; therefore, the missing portion of it amounts to a 2" strip across the top
of the sheet. Based on the missing 12 Piedmont tobacco pack's front and side panels.
Such a complete uncut sheet would originally be 19" wide. This width coincides with the printing press track width that existed in
the early 20th Century lithography presses.
2nd....Until otherwise noted, let's examine a complete sheet measuring 19" x 33". American Litho. (ALC) can print an array of T206's
that are 12 across x 13 rows.....or 156 cards. Interestingly, this is the exact number of subjects in the 150 series of T206's.
Anyhow, we know that many cards were vertically repeated in the printing process; therefore, we have no way of knowing exactly
how many rows were double (or triple) printed.
3rd....Do not despair my friend, SIX is still the basic denominator in ALC's design of these T206 cards. When this design is translated
into the real world of printing them, multiples of 6 will result.
T-Rex TED
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