Topics for discussion re: t206 Printing and errors

[steve B]

Stones were and are expensive. So they typically were erased and reused once the job was over. If there was a print job that was ongoing, like a company ordering 10,000 letterheads every 3 months it would have been saved, but not a one time order.

What would have been saved would be the original art, the color separations, and maybe the transparencies used to make the matrix to layout the stone.

We saved our negatives for something like 10 years till silver went crazy in 81. Then most of it went to the recycler.

The machines would have been used until they either wore out or better ones came along. Considering how the technology was advancing I'd be surprised if much of it lasted into the 1930's.

Leftover paper? Not in a good print shop.
Any leftover would have been used-Either for press setup on later jobs if some parts had been printed or used for later jobs that required the same paper, like T205s or any of the large assortment of non-sports cards from ATC brands.

Steve B