" The Architecture of Truth: The Record Institute’s Authentication Process "
The Three Pillars of Analog Authentication
1.Halftone Precision
-Vintage advertisements utilized CMYK Halftone printing processes with unique rosette angles. Microscopic examination reveals printing technology whose inherent imperfections cannot be replicated by modern digital means.
2.Chemical Degradation & Foxing
-Pre-2000 print media exhibits lignin oxidation within the paper pulp. Foxing and the distinct aroma of aging paper act as "Time's Signature," serving as an S-Class guarantee of authenticity.
3.Film Grain & Optic Artifacts
-Photographs in ads of that era were born from the reaction of light with silver halide crystals, not pixels. The texture of film grain is the aesthetic capture of actual light from a specific second in the past.