Early 28 Gauge Production

[Phil C]

The team that took on the project of coping the records I understand were under a time constraint. They did a great job of getting what we now have at their on expense. For this I know we are all grateful.
I wonder if sometime in the future PGCA could get permission to access the records again.
It’s my understanding that each page had to be placed on a copy machine and copied.
With today’s technology with high definition cell phone cameras. It might be possible for a handful of people to quickly copy these records.
This would allow each page to be fully copied. Also many of the records are hard to read and the high definition pictures could be enlarge and contrast enhanced to better interpret what was written.

[Pa SxS]

The problem isn't with the order book copies, it's with the stock book copies. They were copied on a Xerox copier that was 17" long. The stock books were at least 20" long so information on the right hand side of the ledger wasn't able to be copied. That plus the fact that sometimes the copier lid wasn't all the way down allowing light into the copier resulting in a dark unreadable copy on some Xerox copies.

I photographed all are paper copies with a digital camera so I don't use hard copies anymore. I can zoom in with incredible detail. All this could be resolved with a digital camera. Getting back in is the problem.

[Bill Murphy]

Actually, it wasn't the PGCA Research Committee who did not list some of the lower grades for the Serialization Book. The authors of The Parker Story, probably Commander Gunther, chose not to list the lower grades. It is my opinion that he just didn't have the time.