Authentic or Fake? You be the judge

[Big Dave]

"See the way the ink is "feathered" on the Ruth signature? That's what happens when you write with a fountain pen on old paper. See how the fountain pen writing on the front of the check is not feathered? That's 'cause it was written before the paper had aged for fifty-or-so years. A good forgery, but a forgery nonetheless."

Looks like the same thing happened here.

[David Atkatz]

That's because it's a ticket stub--made of cheap, porous cardboard. Ink doesn't feather on writing paper unless the paper is old.

[GrayGhost]

These last few post have really taught me about "feathered ink". Very enlightening. Thanks for the knowledge all.

[steve B]

Yes, interesting. I'd never heard the feathering thing before.

If anyone's curious, the bank became Chase Manhattan in 55, and Chase still has a branch at that address.

Steve B