Robert M. Lamp Cottage, Rocky Roost, Lake Mendota, Wisc. (1893) (S.021) Remodel (1901)
YEAR DESCRIPTION ST# Circa 1907 “Rocky Roost, Lake Mendota, Madison, Wis.” Robert M Lamp Cottage. Published by "E. C. Kropp Co., Milwaukee, No 5144". Postmarked 9/5/09. 5.5 x 3.6. See our Wright Study of Rocky Roost. 0080.05.0203 Circa 1907 "Rocky Roost, Lake Mendota, Madison, Wis." Published by "E. C. Kropp Co., Milwaukee, No 5144". (B&W, Red Text) 5.5 x 3.6. See our Wright Study of Rocky Roost. 0080.09.0910 Circa 1907 “Rocky Roost, Lake Mendota, Madison, Wis.” (Color) Robert M Lamp Cottage. Possibly published by E. C. Kropp Co., Milwaukee. Postmarked 1/14/10. 5.4 x 3.4. Two copies. See our Wright Study of Rocky Roost. 0080.06.1008 0080.08.0710 1909 "Madison, Wis. The Rocky Roost In Lake Mendota." Back: "The Hugh C. Leighton Co., Manufacturers, Portland, ME., U.S.A. (#) 15040. Made In Germany." PM 7/29/14. Circa 1909. There seems to be a mix of different processes. The sky has a definite cyan (blue) halftone dot pattern, used in today’s printing process. But this process appears only in the sky. The rest of the postcard, including the water in the bottom half, is printed in color using a cellotype, photogravure or lithograph process, a more uneven "dot" process. Under magnification, it appears that the magenta (red), cyan (blue) and yellow plates most resemble the cellotype process. The black plate is a very fine photogravure process printed over the three other colors. Printed in Germany. The Hugh C. Leighton Co. manufactured postcards from 1906-1909. They merged with Valentine & Sons in 1909. 5.4 x 3.4. See our Wright Study of Rocky Roost. 0086.03.1209 [flw/_Private/Navbar Be-mail.htm]
