[TR] stamp or engrave?

[John Macartney]

Wouldn't disagree with any of that, Bill. Very succinctly put :::)))

Jonmac

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bill Davies" <bill at rarebits4classics.co.uk>
To: "'John Gillis'" <jgillis at tcd.ie>; "'Triumph List'" <triumphs at Autox.Team.Net>
Sent: Thursday, April 17, 2008 1:54 PM
Subject: Re: [TR] stamp or engrave?


>> Behalf Of John Gillis
>>  
>> Quick 1- commission plates on early TR's and probably all Triumphs, were
>> the
>> numbers/letters stamped or engraved, 
> 
> John,
> Numbers were always stamped. Characters were 1/8" height until approx 1967,
> 3/16" thereafter. The company used at least three different typefaces in the
> 1/8" pattern. The prefix and main number was block stamped, with the final
> numeric character and any suffixes stamped separately. This means that most
> of the number will be well aligned with equal weight to the stamping, with
> much variation in the weight and position of the final number and suffixes,
> Cheers,
> Bill.
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