Greety Posted May 8, 2020 Share Posted May 8, 2020 I was just browsing through ebay and saw this Bitter and the Sweet lookalike. I enlarged it and compared it to mine, which I've had for years. On the face of it, it was identical. To be fair, the seller said it was a carver, but is there a way to tell them from the originals? Thanks. Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Blackpoolsoul Posted May 8, 2020 Share Posted May 8, 2020 36 minutes ago, greety said: I was just browsing through ebay and saw this Bitter and the Sweet lookalike. I enlarged it and compared it to mine, which I've had for years. On the face of it, it was identical. To be fair, the seller said it was a carver, but is there a way to tell them from the originals? Thanks. I am guessing that the matrix details are in the wax on your copy (stamped or etched) and I doubt very much a carver would have any matricies at all and the run out "distance" to the label would be different ? Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Greety Posted May 8, 2020 Author Share Posted May 8, 2020 Yes mate. I looked at the run out in mine and it has no stamped matrix, just some scratched details. Pretty easy to copy. Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Blackpoolsoul Posted May 8, 2020 Share Posted May 8, 2020 1 hour ago, greety said: Yes mate. I looked at the run out in mine and it has no stamped matrix, just some scratched details. Pretty easy to copy. Can you read the etchings ? Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Greety Posted May 9, 2020 Author Share Posted May 9, 2020 HI On my copy it has it has a scratched (not stamped) Archer with just a capital A. A single scratched capital R and two other sets of small scratched and unreadable digits dotted around the run out groove, Thanks for your interest. Dave Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Blackpoolsoul Posted May 9, 2020 Share Posted May 9, 2020 1 hour ago, greety said: HI On my copy it has it has a scratched (not stamped) Archer with just a capital A. A single scratched capital R and two other sets of small scratched and unreadable digits dotted around the run out groove, Thanks for your interest. Dave Seems unusual that it's not stamped archer, however I still think the carver will be non etched (anything) carver Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
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