Posted on 09/01/2015 4:57:58 PM PDT by Homer_J_Simpson
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Looks like the actual print of the document was accomplished using a “Leroy Lettering Machine”. They were used from the 20’s or so, up into the 80’s, mostly for the text on official maps and also for municipal and private architectural plans, etc. Could slant the letters, make them bigger or smaller, kind of a cool little offset lettering tool.
Learned how to use them as a drafting student in high school early 70’s, then in the early 80’s, working for a small company that supplied Raytheon with various technical drawings. It took some practice to get it neat and professional—they weren’t very easy to use, and time consuming too.
This job on the surrender document would have taken many, many hours for sure!
With the exception of letting Stalin take over half of Europe and a bunch of Asia, yes.
I understand that but was not referring to that aspect of the war.
My scope is pretty much the same as yours.
I took part in the Southeast Asia war games.
After overthrowing the Taliban Bush should have gone after Iran next. Saddam Hussein would have probably helped us there then we could have dealt with him detail after that. End of so-called War on Terror before his 2nd term ended.
Thanks for sharing that! Add that to the many great things we’ve learned from Homer’s tremendous efforts here over these years....
I was 3. Daddy was just back from the South Pacific and stationed at the Pentagon. I remember riding my tricycle with toilet paper streamers tied to the handlebars.
I was 5. And doing the exact same thing in Oklahoma.
Nope, we had to bring them some democracy.
My Dad served on the U.S.S. Dixie from ‘43-’45. He was a third class petty officer and spent the war rebuilding and servicing torpedoes. They were in a huge typhoon at one point and got liberty in Shanghai toward the end of the war. He passed in 2007 at age 81.
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