But In My Defense . . .

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Every time I’ve written about the Doran “Deliance,” I’ve complained about how difficult it is to photograph the faint imprints, and how I’ve not been able to learn anything else about the brand:

I found one recently that had a better imprint . . . and it taught me something:

It isn’t the “Deliance.”  It is the Doran “Reliance”:

Meh . . . at least I didn’t print it wrong in a book or anything . . . 

Oh wait.  I did.  Well, at least I said that I was having trouble reading it!