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Unread 09-16-2012, 11:02 AM   #31
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Originally Posted by postino View Post
...Rounded ends indicate a rotary engraving tool, rather than a fixed stamp or die...
To expound on this a bit, there was a magazine bottom stamp shown recently...The "3" is a good example of a sharp ended stamping, as opposed to a rounded ended engraving...

(Fred - The check will go toward more vintage magazine articles, already being scanned!)
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