Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-01-20
A GREENBACK DOLLAR.
THE STORY OF ITS BIRTH IN THE
TREASURY DEPARTMENT.


u Will take You hrst, SAD the guide, TO
the engraving DIVISION Tor that Is the loun-
datloh una Tue starting point OF al inc WORK
that Is performed IN TINS bu''dln9
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REPRODUCTION OF PLATES
a. Al hi IEE chi ii
explain to you what mean. You see in the
left hapi corner there is portrait OF Martha
% Washington. Now, that work is given to
portrait engraver He takes first a piece of
steel and engraves the picture upon that
Each line is gradually cut up and deepencd
by the engraver until tho perfect picture is
formed. The shading, Of course, depends
upon the depth and breadth OF the lines cut
After That picture IS finished the die or piece
of steel upon which it is cut is put into the
fire and hardened. Then we take that hard
ened die and roll OF soft steel and give it to
one OF these men over here" going as he spoke
to the transformers, land they place it in this
transfer press, and by the pressure that the
press Is enabled TO bring to bear, the
sou steel roll takes up, as we call
it, the impression from the hardened
DE linen the ron IN IT'S turn Is put III the ilre
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nee 'ht'U 'et AZ i't,i HOt'' uF'Jll ''c'y Pale'
AIber tue pIates alo ia!el uo"h tney are hafu-
enea anu reauy iCr printing.
gu see' continued MI y -Neal, 'that by
thls system Oh reproduction ana duplication
every pate Is eXactly ike every other plate,
and that Is the greatest security against
counterleltinS NO two men could do the
same piece OF work in exactly the same way.
No one engraVer could duplicate his own en-
craving so as to be exactly like the original.
By the transfer process the duplication is
absolute Every line IS the same upon one
plate as upon every other plate Of the same
duplication, because they are all made from
the same roll OF set oil rolls"
IN THE PRESS ROOM.
From tho engraving division the guide
went to the press room, which is in the top
of the building. Here work 400 and over,
men and women, all busily engaged. Wo-
men We're wettlng paper and laying it on the
presses, which were quickly turned by skill
full printers, and as soon as the impression
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