Object Details
- American Bank Note Company
- National Geographic Society
- Description (Brief)
- Three-dimensional images called holograms were first shown in the early 1960s and required laser light to reconstruct the image. Inventors quickly developed holograms that could be seen in regular light and could be printed on flexible materials like paper. The March 1984 issue of National Geographic captivated readers by featuring a hologram of an eagle on the cover. The issue pushed the printing technology of the time as the popular magazine required a large print run unusual for holograms. Within a few years credit card companies began using holographic logos to deter counterfeiters.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Credit Line
- from the American Bank Note Company, thru E. Peter Campbell
- 1984
- ID Number
- 1985.0276.02
- accession number
- 1985.0276
- catalog number
- 1985.0276.02
- Object Name
- Hologram, Embossed
- embossed hologram
- Other Terms
- Hologram, Embossed; Lasers and Masers
- Measurements
- overallhologram: 2 1/2 in x 4 in x in; 6.35 cm x 10.16 cm x .0254 cm
- overall: 10 in x 7 in x in; 25.4 cm x 17.78 cm x .0254 cm
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- Work and Industry: Electricity
- National Museum of American History
- Record ID
- nmah_713865
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a5-3c48-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
