Painting embossing

[Eric]

Wal-Mart carries the contact paper it's used for shelf lining in the kitchen
they have it in clear.

[collecture]

I just saw an auction on eBay and one of the pages pictured showed what looks to be a stencil of sorts basically outlining the 'Drink Coca Cola'. It does not appear to get in between the letters. I imagine that it was about the height of the embossing. A roller was then rolled over the lettering. I took a closer look at some of my originals and this method seems to be consistent with their look. The factory would not have had hand letterers (too time consuming) and this method would allow them to knock out quite a few fairly fast. Take a look...