Printing plate?

[mountainman 2]

Found this in NJ yesterday.Plate is octaganal and measures about 9 inches across at flats. Made of 2 different metals,maybe copper on iron.In the center is Douglas in mirror image.Looks like there might have something attached on center. About 3/16 thick. Small holes on perimeter go all the way thru.It is convex. Any ideas what this was used for?Thanks.

 

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[DCMatt]

It's an odd shape for a printing plate. Maybe the top of a mold to emboss the company name on the something?

Just guessing...

DCMatt

 

[Angelo]

Could it be an Embossing Plate?

Here's a company in New Jersey in business since 1888.

http://www.standardembossing.com/

Tony

 

[sanford.]

There was a Douglas glass that made bottles. Perhaps it is embossing large bottles or plates

 

[Dirt Dobber]

try pushing it into some play dough and see what it looks like.

I second this quote. Or add to it, modeling clay would also work. D.D.

 

[mountainman 2]

Thanks for the answers.I tried plaster of paris for an impression but it wasn't too impressive. I may try one of your ideas, thanks again.mm2

 

[bradyboy]

can you show us the other side, it may help solve this
I am in the deboss / embossing business.
the other side might tell us how it was mounted

 

[mountainman 2]

Sure, i'll try to get a couple pics up tomorrow. I want to clean it up a little more first and try to make a detailed impression from it.Thanks.

 

[mountainman 2]

Here is a mirror image of plate and the reverse of it. No markings on the back.

 

[bradyboy]

what is the bottom material, sidethat hos no markings

 

[mountainman 2]

I don't know but it's not magnetic on either side. The plate itself weighs 4 lbs and it read in the dollar range on the detector.I scratched the back of it down to clean metal and it's silvery in color.

 

[DCMatt]

So it's a 9 inch Douglas snowflake embossing plate? Wow! Never saw one of those before...

(I know, I'm not helping much...)

DCMatt

 

[mountainman 2]

Thanks for all your answers but i think this is going to go down as one of history's mysteries.