ENGRAVING IS CUT BY HAND IN THE TRADITIONAL MANNER EMPLOYING A HAMMER AND CHISEL. SPECIAL TECHNIQUES ARE EMPLOYED WHERE THE CHISEL IS BEVELED TO THE INSIDE AS IT CUTS THE STEEL TO PRODUCE THE 3 DIMENTIONAL EFFECT THIS TECHNIQUE IS KNOWN FOR. THE LEAF SCROLL IS OF A TYPE VERY SIMILAR TO THAT OF L.D. NIMSCHKE, A 19TH CENTURY AMERICAN ENGRAVER BASED IN NEW YORK CITY FROM WHICH AMERICAN STYLE ENGRAVING ORIGINATED. ENGRAVER, STEPHEN L. OLIN IS LOCATED IN OSWEGO NY,