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#16
09-05-09, 06:11 PM
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Flat backs
Yes, the Armoured Corps pin is flat backed as well, it has a simple straight pin with no clasp/closure.
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#17
10-05-09, 11:06 AM
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As a last defense for my theory....
 I'll say that the light produced by a scanner on a embossed surfaces can make it appear to be concave/convex when it's not the case.... So until the hammer falls (and someone actually buys one and let us know), I'll rest my case! 
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#18
11-05-09, 07:21 AM
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Patrick, one does have to admire your tenacity...
Your "theory" doesn't address why the RCN mold for sale matches my RCN lapel pin? I have attached a further comparison showing that they are indeed an exact match. (not merely close...exact). Are you saying that this was used as a jeweler's mold AND a letterpress printing block despite the image being neither flat (concave/convex doesn't matter, for relief printing all the raised areas must be on the same level as one another...flat) or backwards Ebay has a whole section devoted to old letterpress blocks if you want to check them out? http://business.shop.ebay.com/items/...QQ_sacatZ46735
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11-05-09, 08:34 AM
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Hey Bill, just have to say....wow I love the image you matched up. It is, from my side of the eyeballs, to be an exact match, a perfect fit. It make one heck of a good argument for certain.
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#20
13-05-09, 07:19 PM
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Hi WJ,
I'm just saying that if they are press molds to make the badge(s) you have, shouldn't they be embossed the other way... and in mirror image... You badge is filled with enamel... but the way the object is made, you could either fill the back of the badge or the lines... Anyhow, I only hope that whoever buys them won't flood the market with repros. (I know I have a document "possibly" made with one of these plates somewhere... in my treasure trove???)
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#21
14-05-09, 02:49 AM
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You're thinking in reverse, Patrick. These are masters to make casting molds. When you press them into the mold material (clay, casting compound, whatever), the resulting mold would be mirror image. Once you pour the metal into the casting mold, the resulting piece is a match to the original master. Check this out for an example of how this works. It's for a car part, but the idea is the same.
As for your theory these are letterpress slugs, if they were, the printed image would be mirror image/wrong reading. Last edited by DavidS; 14-05-09 at 03:08 AM.
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