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260655 Ed Minch <ruby1638@a...> 2016‑12‑09 Re: early stanley boxes
Claudio

I made up a logo for my guitars and have inlaid it in several materials - pearl,
boxwood, and silver.  I like to copy and adapt styles from 1900-1940 or so and
at the time, many manufacturers used a decal under lacquer.  I found a place
that would make the decals for me - you just have to send the artwork to them.

They charged me $51 (2013 prices) for an 11” X 17” sheet with all the logos that
would fit - in my case it is about 30 at a size similar to the Stanley logo and
30 pretty small ones.  They need to have some finish over them as they wear
readily - I don’t know how they compare to the durability of the Stanley decals.

Ed Minch

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