It has been suggested (and it appears to fit) that the name at the
bottom of the HA copy is in fact *KETT OFFSET PRINT Syd & Melb* which
means the first part of the name is missing (HACKETT) - I doubt even a
drunkard would miss-spell his company's name so badly as to leave off
half of the letters of the first word.
Helmut Hamm wrote on 14/03/2015 3:12 AM:
As to printer's information on the bottom and the guidelines for the printer,
no idea - one would assume the printer would ensure their name was correctly
represented.
One would assume that, but, as has been pointed out: A lot of drunkards in the
printing business back then, so who knows? It’s all merely advertising art, so
it’s hard to imagine that they would've discarded an entire print run because
of a one-letter misprint in the printer’s signature. With a certain level of
alcohol, a single t may well appear as tt…
It is an interesting query no doubt, but I wouldn’t put too much weight on
small differences like these. I find it quite likely that the posters were
simply printed by different printers, or maybe at different plants of the same
company. I mean, come on: Since the printer apparently had offices in Sydney
and Melbourne, I find it likely that they also printed their orders in both
cities. Anything else would’ve been silly.
Helmut
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