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I found this image plate at an old home site in central Mississippi. It has been suggested that this piece was used to impress thin metal into 3-D raised images. This one features an unknown male figure.

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You can try an ink roll and press it onto some paper, to see what shows thru
 

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You can try an ink roll and press it onto some paper, to see what shows thru

I pressed it with molding clay and got a good image. There is some damage to the piece on the face which is probably why it was discarded.
 

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That's a cool piece I love stuff like that. Well done
 

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This plate wasn't meant to be a printing plate. If it was it would be raised and not depressed.
However, it has been suggested that it was probably meant to serve as a mold for a printing plate. The man featured is advertising(?) a celluloid collar. You can see the collar wrapping around the man's image.
 

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