The E-Sylum:  Volume 8, Number 36, August 21, 2005, Article 7

NARAMORE CARDS IN ORIGINAL BOX OFFERED

Lot 194 in the September 7-8, 2005 Stack's sale is a set
of Naramore cards in an original box, something rarely seen
in numismatic literature sales. it is the "pocket edition" of
"Naramore's United States Treasury and National Bank Note
Detector." It includes 17 banknote photos.
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The following is taken from an article by Michael J. Sullivan
on the NBS web site:

"Naramore's United States Treasury and National Bank Note
Detector [Bridgeport, CT, 1866] is the single photographic
counterfeit detector. The work consists of 18 individual
photographs: U.S. Notes ($1, $2, $5, $10, $20, $50, $100,
$500, and $1000) and National Bank Notes ($1 Pittsburgh
National Bank of Commerce, $2 Washington National Bank
of Boston, $5 National Union Bank of Swanton, Vermont,
$10 Second National Bank of Sandusky, Ohio, $20 New
York National Exchange Bank, $50 New York National
Exchange Bank, $100 New York National Exchange Bank,
$500 Manufacturers National Bank of Philadelphia, and
$1000 Fourth National Bank of City of New York). The 18
photographic images of unsigned proof sheets were issued in
four formats: Individual 10 x 6.3 cm. cards issued in a printed
cardboard box; individual cards mounted on heavy stock
issued in a morocco pouch; a single sheet with the photographs
arranged 3 x 6; and a single sheet with a brass eyelet for hanging.
According to Charles Davis, this represents the earliest use of
photographic technology in numismatic literature. The Naramore
work was issued sans text, greatly limiting its usefulness. The
morocco pouch and full sheet Naramore versions are prohibitively
rare. The version of 18 cards can be secured occasionally, but
almost always lacks the cardboard box. Most cardboard boxes
seen are in a poor state of preservation often lacking the top and
bottom flaps. For an extensive illustrated history of the Naramore
work, see Raphael Ellenbogen's article "The Celebrated Naramore
Bank Note Detector Cards" (Paper Money, Jan./Feb. 1997)."
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  Wayne Homren, Editor

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