Printers marks

[slipk1068]

This mark is similar to what you folks are talking about but somewhat more pronounced and in both directions. These look like registration marks to me. Anyone have an opinion?

Also, an admin may want to move this thread to the main board?

[mrvster]

an alignment mark for sheet cutting....or to align blue.........I had a phillipe with a similar in top border....Johnny D has it now

[Eric72]

Originally Posted by slipk1068

This mark is similar to what you folks are talking about but somewhat more pronounced and in both directions. These look like registration marks to me. Anyone have an opinion?

Also, an admin may want to move this thread to the main board?

Agreed...an admin moving this thread to the main forum would be nice. I shall PM Leon with this suggestion.

Regarding the printer marks on the card you showed, I noticed something. There is a vertical mark along the top edge which looks similar to the black marks I showed earlier. There are also very interesting vertical and horizontal blue marks which should make for an interesting continued discussion.

Sending a PM to Leon now...

Best,

Eric

[steve B]

Those are remnants of the registration marks found on the proofs.

Originally there would be one on each border for each color. They help lay out the plates if it's being done by transfers as I believe it was. Then the marks are erased. If they're not erased completely there will be a mark. Usually just the small ones, but once in a while there's a larger mark leftover.

Here's two different Batch cards, one with what looks like just black and blue marks, the other with black, blue and pink.


I have a Cravath with a good sized remnant in red on the right side, but I haven't scanned it yet.

Steve B

[joeadcock]

Horizontal line in white upper border