Possible variation T205 Nee Printers mark on card vs No printers mark

[jimonym]

Jon,

Here's a point to consider. I've seen thousands and thousands of T206s (as has anyone who's been interested and connected to the Internet for any amount of time). I've seen + owned, probably, several dozen that were "diamond" cut. In every case the sides of the card were cut true and it was the top and bottom which were cut at a parallel angle other than a true perpendicular to the sides. Could that tell us anything about the order of the cuts when the sheet was put through the cutting machine?

If T206s had a row, or more, or horizontally-positioned cards, I cannot see how the horizontal cut could not be first and the vertical cut second.

In other words, if someone could posit an explanation for "diamond" cuts always affecting the tops and bottoms of T206s and not the sides, perhaps that would tell us whether a horizontally-positioned row was possible, or can be ruled out.

[teetwoohsix]

I've often wondered about these diamond cut T206's.......the way they are cut would make me think that maybe at least a couple of the cards at whichever end of the sheet would've had part of the picture (beyond the white border) chopped off. Does that make sense?

Edit to add: I apologize- didn't mean to derail this thread.

Clayton

[steve B]

The diamond cuts do tell us the order of cuts.

for the typical diamond cut to happen, the sheet would first be cut into strips along the tall sides. Then the strips would have either been put aside, or moved to another cutter that was set for cutting the vertical dimension.
The cutters have an adjustable backsyop that a stack gets pushed against, and usually a side plate that the cards also get pushed against. But a longish strip of cards in a stack of probably about 200 or so is a bit unweildy.

On a modern cutter this is handled by having the back plate be movable. So a sheet or strip (Always in a stack, it wouldn't be done as just one sheet)
is aligned, the waste from one end is cut off, then the plate is moved forward and a stack of cards gets cut off. A good operator will often put in multiple strips if the alignment isn't critical and if there's a big rush to get a batch done.

So for the diamond cuts, either a less adjustable machine was used, or the strip wasn't aligned straight. More likely the latter since the diamond cuts are usually paralell.

There's other interesting stuff that happens to the cuts, One of my cards was rejected as miscut top and bottom edge. When I looked closely, I noticed the cut had a very pronounced lip with a good bit of chipping on the back. It's likely that card was from the bottom of the stack and either the blade or the blade stop strip was worn.

Steve B

[t206wagner]

I am not saying that these are printer marks, but has anyone ever noticed marks like these on their cards? I didn't notice them until I scanned the card but there appear to be small lines on the center of each side of the card, as well as a few of the corners around the frame.

[Leon]

Here is a card in our auction that is a nice card by itself. It clearly shows printer's lines. I like the happy meal premium association....