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Printing "Sunlit"

From inking the plate to the finished engraving.

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plate partly inked
Inking the plate.


Half the plate has been inked in this picture to show the change in color.

















plate inked more




A series of quick even rolls of the breyer on the plate, turning at right angles to fill all the lines, a

Printing "Sunlit"

lies the ink in a smooth layer.



















inking the plate in the other direction




Use a moderately firm pressure to push the ink into the lines.

Want to see this co

Printing "Sunlit"

er plate
in the several stages of being engraved before printing?




















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