Inglis lend lease sticker, how was it made?

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Hey folks, just curious if anyone knows of the original contruction or material used in the lend lease stickers.
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I know they were water transfer decals not much more.'

They look in some of the photos Ive seen and the guns I have handled to have some gold leaf in them?

Anyone know the exact or close to composition of these nifty old things.

I have a buddy that wants to try his hand at decal reproduction and could use some more info.

Take care
 
koldt said:
See the pic above your post.

Mr Clark is aware of those ones:D

They are nice aren't they:) Close, but not perfect.
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I sure am, thanks again Koldt!!!!:D

Perfect enough for me thats for sure.

My buddy was thinking of using metals (tin, gold leaf etc etc) in the process.

I was thinking making one out of porceline tile, beaver pelt and a cinder block.

I was laughed at of course.
 
MrClark:

As far as I know, they were essentially the same as modern-day water-transfer decals such as Koldt had made up .... The word "decal" is a shortened form derived from "decalcomania", the original name for the process ...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Decalcomania
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Decal

FWIW, here is the Canadian Manufacturers' Association circular to its members about this symbol which had been adopted by the Mutual Aid Board for application to all Canadian-produced war supplies, not just the Inglis products (as reproduced in Clive Law's Inglis Diamond ...)

decal_circular3.gif
 
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Yep. The originals were decals. Just like the decals used on plastic models.
"... if that company still exists..." Doesn't appear to. A quick net search shows they were in business at least until 1979. There is a corporate report dated that year in Western University's microfiche library. It does not appear on the Fraser list of companies now though. They did more than just Inglis decals(Fire Dept, Rail Roads, ships, sewing machines, etc, etc).Their products are extremely rare and valuable.
 
I worked for a graphic arts company in Vancouver in the 1980's and '90's (Behnsen Graphic Supplies) which sold a lot of screen printing gear and IIRC water transfer decals were created by screening a thin film of clear lacquer ink, then screening the colour image (requiring as many passes/screens as there were colours), then screening another coat of clear lacquer on top to seal it. This is the way the decals we used to get at the vehicle testing centre were made. (Any Vancouverites remember the testing centre on Alberni St. near Denman?) Gold was created by using "bronzing powder" in a clear base.

:) Stuart
 
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