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I received a 1964 Danish catalog from a European collector recently. Since I got if for free (after buying some other items), I thought it was great. The one sheet (two sided) catalog is in such great condition, I was wondering if it wasn't a (...) (20 years ago, 13-May-05, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Original vs. Copy: Printed Lego Items
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(...) Depends on the copier. Most cheaper modern copiers use a digital printer-style engine to generate the copies, so you will see the pixelation at high magnification. However older ones transferred the image non-digitally, and many newer (...) (20 years ago, 13-May-05, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Oooops, just realised the catalog is probably colour, and all colour copiers are digital (AFAIK). So yes, you can probably tell with enough magnification. ROSCO (20 years ago, 13-May-05, to lugnet.general)
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(...) I'm pretty sure there are non-digital color copiers. I have a color photocopy hanging in my office that was made at least 20 years ago, and with the tools available here in the office, I can't see any pixelation. I guess it could be digitial, (...) (20 years ago, 16-May-05, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Original vs. Copy: Printed Lego Items
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(...) Oh, and that suggests a way to identify a copy. If it's waxy, it's almost certainly a copy. Frank (20 years ago, 16-May-05, to lugnet.general)
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