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Discussion in 'Antique Discussion' started by statcat, Oct 28, 2019.

  1. statcat

    statcat Active Member

    Can anyone tell me what this possibly is? Took it to a paper expert years ago who didn't want to be bothered with it at first but then after viewing it he didn't want to touch it with bare hands and said that I should further research it. He described it as "vegetal paper" if I remember right. I asked a book expert about it recently and emailed some photos but he immediately dismissed it as a common facsimile. I haven't been able to find another like it online. I took the photos under two different lighting conditions.
    IMG_0526.jpg IMG_0037.jpg IMG_0036.jpg IMG_0528.jpg
     
    statcat, Oct 28, 2019
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    Christmasjoy, scoutshouse and Any Jewelry like this.
  2. terry5732

    terry5732 Well-Known Member

    Made for the bicentennial market.
     
    terry5732, Oct 28, 2019
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  3. statcat

    statcat Active Member

    can you find another online?
     
    statcat, Oct 28, 2019
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  4. say_it_slowly

    say_it_slowly The worst prison is a closed heart

    say_it_slowly, Oct 28, 2019
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  5. evelyb30

    evelyb30 Well-Known Member

    It's printed by machine, not by hand. The ink is all wrong.
     
    evelyb30, Oct 28, 2019
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  6. komokwa

    komokwa The Truth is out there...!

    the ink is solid black....the hand raises and lowers causing darker and lighter lines..
     
    komokwa, Oct 28, 2019
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  7. Dave47

    Dave47 Active Member

    "Crinkly paper reproductions" abound. Sniff the paper, and if it has any vinegary odor at all, that clinches it. Key did not produce bunches of lyrics to be photographically reproduced at the time.

    https://www.visitthecapitol.gov/exh...anuscript-francis-scott-key-september-15-1814 shows the real thing (with changes)

    https://www.usni.org/magazines/proc...al-manuscript-final-text-star-spangled-banner tells a bit of the story.
     
    Dave47, Oct 29, 2019
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  8. Figtree3

    Figtree3 What would you do if you weren't afraid?

    Figtree3, Oct 29, 2019
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