@Nation Wide Lines posted:The "crackle" or "alligatored" finish occurs, but I am not sure that it would be attributed to age, as it does not happen on all items. I would suspect that it has something to do with the drying process of the lithograph, but I don't know.
@Don McErlean posted:As NWL said it’s possible it’s age but I don’t know. The only pictures I have show a smooth finish so it’s clearly at odds with the reference material I have but who knows if that is a complete picture Good question maybe some others will have an input.
Don
I've been trying to think where I've seen it before and I just remembered. The Pre War Lionel 439 control panel with the knife switches. I've only seen it happen on the dark maroon Pre-War version not the Gray (?) or post war offerings. Some have it and some don't and to varying degrees. Based upon this I'd say this means it happens with age . Actually I don't know what this means, it just creates more questions than answers lol.
I've always been a fan of textured paint i.e., crinkle, wrinkle, crackle, hammertone, etc. I just think it looks neat on antiques. It gives the item a look and feel of precision and quality. You could spray wrinkle paint on an old index card and make it look valuable.
