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<p>[QUOTE="Happy!, post: 30180, member: 237"]The paper size is about 20"x14" and the image area is about a 1/4" smaller, on all 4 sides. </p><p><a href="http://www.antikvariat.net/LYN43953.cgi" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.antikvariat.net/LYN43953.cgi" rel="nofollow">http://www.antikvariat.net/LYN43953.cgi</a> uses cm and that converts to about 21.46"x14.37"</p><p><br /></p><p>One site mentioned gum arabic was used to heighten the image. When viewed at an angle, the bird wings are almost 3D and you can tell something shiny was applied there.</p><p><br /></p><p>I have not been able to find out much about the 1940 reissue, except that the same size paper was used (more like a thin construction paper one person said), and one person mentioned the copyright notation was at the bottom center. I guess I cannot rule out that the bottom copyright notation was cut off for the paper to fit the frame it was in. Still unsure.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Happy!, post: 30180, member: 237"]The paper size is about 20"x14" and the image area is about a 1/4" smaller, on all 4 sides. [url]http://www.antikvariat.net/LYN43953.cgi[/url] uses cm and that converts to about 21.46"x14.37" One site mentioned gum arabic was used to heighten the image. When viewed at an angle, the bird wings are almost 3D and you can tell something shiny was applied there. I have not been able to find out much about the 1940 reissue, except that the same size paper was used (more like a thin construction paper one person said), and one person mentioned the copyright notation was at the bottom center. I guess I cannot rule out that the bottom copyright notation was cut off for the paper to fit the frame it was in. Still unsure.[/QUOTE]
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