Re: paper query

["James DeRosa" <pwc1@ix.netcom.com>]

Richard,

Although I am not familar with Banker Linen, one item in your description
stood out - SHINY INK. This is usually a sign of a forgery and is because it
is not ink but toner from a copy machine. A lot of "good" forgeries or at
least good looking forgeries are made on period paper, but since most people
dont have access to a printing press, they copy the original onto old paper
with a xerox.

Just thought you would like to be aware of this bit of info. I have been in
the  ephemera business for quite a few years and have seen many instances of
this type of forgery.

Best,

James DeRosa
Jim's Attic
140 Clifton Drive
Boardman, OH  44512-1616
http://pw2.netcom.com/~jdderosa


-----Original Message-----
From: Richard Ring <Richard_Ring@brown.edu>
To: Multiple recipients of list <exlibris@library.berkeley.edu>
Date: Thursday, October 29, 1998 12:25 AM
Subject: paper query


>Ex-Librans,
>
>A bookseller brought a curiosity into the library, and I wonder if I could
>draw on the expertise of the list a bit.
>
>This was a pamphlet (we actually have a copy, but not one which is
>identical) with the following title-page:
>
>His Majesty's | MOST GRACIOUS | SPEECH | TO BOTH HOUSES OF | PARLIAMENT, |
>On Thursday, October 26, 1775. | [rule] | [ornament] | [rule] | LONDON: |
>Printed by CHARLES EYRE and WILLIAM STRAHAN, | Printers to the King's most
>Excellent Majesty.  1775.
>
>Now, our copy is trimmed, fairly clean, and bound with a few other like
>items.  The bookseller's copy is on loose sheets (quite large--lots of
>"wasted" space), the ink is *very* shiny (high metal content?), and the
>watermark on the paper, according to the bookseller, says "Banker's Linen".
>The paper is very brown, and feels more like cloth, although chainlines are
>visible.  Another curiosity is that the signatures and catch-words are a
>bit different (I don't have both in front of me, so I can't remember the
>exact differences).
>
>I've done a bit of checking, but thought I'd post a query to see if I'm
>missing something obvious before I dig into it.  Anyone out there have
>experience with "banker's linen"?
>
>Thanks in advance,
>
>Rick
>
>Richard J. Ring
>Reference Librarian
>John Carter Brown Library
>Box 1894
>Providence, RI  02912
>401-863-1263
>Richard_Ring@Brown.edu
>
>
>