Money

We recently put up our first window display in correlation with our recent stimulus themed party. In our display resides an over-sized $100 bill. I have always been fascinated with paper money. The reason for this is because of its origins. Not the origins of paper money in terms of world history, but how they are printed. I'm not an expert on the subject, but back in the early days of the United States of America, when they decided to create bank notes, they didn't have all the means of digital printing as we have today. Instead, each bill had to be hand-crafted by a skilled carver who would carve a negative image into wood or metal which would then be used in an offset press style printing. I can't imagine carving something with such detail. Obviously today they have the technology to do this rather trivially, but if you ever find yourself in the presence of an antique bank note, admire the detail and imagine how many hours were spent to make it look so perfect and detailed. It's really quite remarkable.