Ruth Auto help.........

[FUBAR]

at least the motorcycle they are selling looks really good, nice paint, a little over priced.


I never noticed the picture, i agree, not Ruth.

[CobbSpikedMe]

First, I'm not an expert. That said, I do know that Ruth was very much proud of his signature and it shows in authentic sigs of his. This one is just way too sloppy to be real.

The "abe" is not tight enough and the line crossing the t is not right.

I'll leave it the more advanced auto guys to agree or disagree with me, and very much welcome their input on what I've said so I can learn more as well. But these are the points that immediately jumped out at me as obvious signs of a fake.

I'd like to hear others with more experience if possible.

Thanks a lot,

AndyH

[GrayGhost]

Looks bad, esp the "Babe"

[CW]

Another giveaway is the way the "t" is crossed in Ruth. Typically, the Babe would
end the t strikethrough by pressing down on the pen, creating a small dot at the end
(similar to a period). This example does not have that.

And, yes, I learned that on Antiques Roadshow.