As Parker Bros phased into roll dies for the ribs, hand-engraved rib legends were mostly phased out, with exceptions.
There is a very informative section on rib markings in The Parker Story and there has been at least one In-depth article on the subject in Parker Pages. These two resources will tell us everything there is to know on the subject.
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"I'm a Setter man.
Not because I think they're better than the other breeds,
but because I'm a romantic - stuck on tradition - and to me, a Setter just "belongs" in the grouse picture."
George King, "That's Ruff", 2010 - a timeless classic.
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