I wasn't there, I don't know, I haven't ever seen the making of these toys, and still don't understand silk screening. How these graphics are put onto metal, I don't know. Hell, until modern printers came along, I could understand paint brushes, pens, pencils, markers, and nothing beyond that into the commercial use of graphics. I would suppose before the metal was bent. Ain't no way it's getting on the metal after it was bent and shaped.,.. especially around the skirt line
I was there. In The Bronx, in the active Fordham road shopping are, Shipman's Stationery and Toy Store was a "go to." In October we waited for the Shipman's Christmas/ Hanukkah Toy Catalog. Parents learned what their children wanted and Shipman's did a fine business.
Before. Ink to the plate, plate to the metal. The plate is (burned), ink is a grease, plate is rinsed with alcohol to remove the rest of the ink, press the plate to the metal. One time for red, blue, yellow. After that, it gets complicated.
So, when were the graphics applied? Before or after they bent the stuff up?
ReplyDeleteI wasn't there, I don't know, I haven't ever seen the making of these toys, and still don't understand silk screening.
DeleteHow these graphics are put onto metal, I don't know. Hell, until modern printers came along, I could understand paint brushes, pens, pencils, markers, and nothing beyond that into the commercial use of graphics.
I would suppose before the metal was bent. Ain't no way it's getting on the metal after it was bent and shaped.,.. especially around the skirt line
I was there. In The Bronx, in the active Fordham road shopping are, Shipman's Stationery and Toy Store was a "go to." In October we waited for the Shipman's Christmas/ Hanukkah Toy Catalog. Parents learned what their children wanted and Shipman's did a fine business.
ReplyDeleteBefore. Ink to the plate, plate to the metal. The plate is (burned), ink is a grease, plate is rinsed with alcohol to remove the rest of the ink, press the plate to the metal. One time for red, blue, yellow. After that, it gets complicated.
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