Zinc Plate for image used in the NY Times Japanese prin

Zinc Plate for image used in the New York Times circa 1970. This is a Japanese Print.  These plates  were placed into an open place in the linotype plate with the type as part of the production process. The next step was the creation of a soft rubbery. flexible plate, called the 'blue plate' (since it commonly was the color blue), and from there the curved plates were created for the high speed presses. These image plates were then recycled as scrap metal. Apparently my father-in-law who worked at the New York Times for many years, including as a Production Manager on the 1st night shift, brought some of these home for his daughter, who eventually became my wife. I found some of these wrapped in newsprint in a carton.

Capturing the details of the plate is very difficult. I used both a scanner and a digital camera, each of which has certain advantages in displaying the item.

This plate measures  8" x 5-3/8" (205mm x 135mm)

The back has the remains of what appears to be some stick material to attach to 'something', perhaps a bulletin board or even the wall.  Looks like that dual sided sticky material. No longer sticky, it has long ago dried out. This could easily be removed, though if the plate is framed would not show anyway.

THIS IS A UNIQUE ONE OF A KIND ITEM.

Scan of the actual plate as it is:

scan with enhanced contrast:

enlarged section - note the 'dots' that make up the image - this is the same as if you viewed the actual newspaper image with a magnifying glass to view the dots.

photograph of the plate at an angle to show the image more clearly, also with the flash

back of the plate:

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