George Sherwood sample plates

[John B.]

Here are some of the sample plates by the late great engraver George Sherwood.
I had mentioned these in a previous post.

[rayf24]

Thanks for showing them.

[Andrew Biggs]

Hi John

Thanks for that. A real piece of Americana engraving history is in those plates.

Cheers
Andrew

[zzcutter]

A true treasure

[Brian Marshall]

Great collection! Any chance of castings being made?

Brian

[monk]

i'm amazed at this collection. how did you manage to acquire the plates ? they show quite a variety in his approach to design. tyvm for showing.

[John B.]

i'm amazed at this collection. how did you manage to acquire the plates ? they show quite a variety in his approach to design. tyvm for showing.

I invited George to visit one of my classes and talk with the students. He brought these plates for Show-and-Tell and gave them to me to show in other classes and schools. George was always helpful to students of engraving.

Hi John

Thanks for that. A real piece of Americana engraving history is in those plates.

Cheers
Andrew

Thank you Andrew and thanks to all the folks that looked in and posted likes.
George was a good man, a good friend and I miss him.

[John B.]

Hello Brian, about castings.
When friend Mike Bissell was doing the castings for FEGA we talked about it.
I was looking out for the release form in my files from George's wife Sue.
Got busy, what's new and forgot about it.

[fegarex]

Thanks for sharing John. George was a great guy. I had a question about a Winchester pattern (he did LOTS of them) and he sent me some patterns as well as some of his original smoke pulls.

[Roger Bleile]

George's Nimschke scroll was as close to the master's as any I have seen. Would you consider bring those to the show in Vegas?

Thanks,

Roger