Blackburne to Myers to Hoffman

[Jobu]

I've assumed black too, but after studying things over the last few weeks it seems to me that there ought to be more black in the ghost images than what is actually there. Maybe I am wrong and this is way off base (please correct me if so) - I have read that a well-inked stone is good for 100-200 printings so I wouldn't think it was a case of the black stone just being struck twice.

Originally Posted by t206hound

Great questions, and no (good) answers from me.

1) Maybe Jantz and Denny can post the back images... I don't have them.

2) I've always assumed it was black, but I'm actually not certain.

[t206hound]

Originally Posted by Jobu

I've assumed black too, but after studying things over the last few weeks it seems to me that there ought to be more black in the ghost images than what is actually there. Maybe I am wrong and this is way off base (please correct me if so) - I have read that a well-inked stone is good for 100-200 printings so I wouldn't think it was a case of the black stone just being struck twice.

Steve B is the resident expert on printing in general; hopefully he can chime in.

[Jantz]

Good work Er!ck!

I knew you were the right man for this task.

To shed a little more light on the subject, I purchased a Myers with a ghost at the National. When I got home, I compared it to a scan of another Myers ghost. I didn't know till now who owned it, just that I had seen another Myers ghost somewhere. It appears to me that the Myers I purchased has a different ghost image on the left. So 2 Myers cards with different ghosts.

Both cards have the same back as Er!ck has mentioned.

Images to follow.


Jantz

[t206hound]

Based on info from the owners of the cards, I found images of both backs in CardTarget. Hoffman on the left, Myers on the right... you be the judge if they are possibly from the same sheet:

[Jobu]

Looks to me like the spacing on the backs lines up as well as the fronts. Too bad there isn't a scratch or other mark right at the border of both.