Fig. 1 - An engraving with the music symbols cut and punched into the lead plate. (Private collection of the author.)

Fig. 2 - The back side of the engraved plate in Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 - A song "Through the Storm". Engraved in 1943. (Private collection of the author.)

Fig. 4 - An engraved plate with various samples of music symbols and numbers.

Fig. 5 - An engraving of an hymnal. The songs engraved here are "Let Jesus Save You Tonight" and "Come Back to the Savior and Home". The plate dates from 1943. (Private collection of the author.)

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Fig. 1 - Hand-written music to be engraved.

Fig. 2 - Marking the music to find the best spacing.

Fig. 3 - Engraving the staff lines.

Fig. 4 - Marking the spacing of the notes.

Fig. 5 - Punching the notes onto the plate.

Fig. 6 - Close up of punched notes.

Fig. 7 - Engraving the slurs.

Fig. 8 - Close up of engraving slur.

Fig. 9 - Removing the pieces of protruding metal.

Fig. 10 - A finished engraving.

Fig. 11 - Making a correction on the plate.

Fig. 12 - A negative printed from the plate.