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BobDavid

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Restoring a tintype from the 1870s
« on: June 30, 2011, 09:36:25 am »

I recently restored an old tintype and wrote about the experience. http://goo.gl/XlPqO
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Re: Restoring a tintype from the 1870s
« Reply #1 on: June 30, 2011, 11:28:15 am »

Bob, I first read about this on TOP. I found this quite fascinating since I've restored a few WWII photos which were damaged while being stored in an attic. Terrific job, btw.
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John

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Re: Restoring a tintype from the 1870s
« Reply #2 on: July 03, 2011, 12:53:08 pm »

Very Nice job, Bob !

Have a Nice Day.

Thierry
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Re: Restoring a tintype from the 1870s
« Reply #3 on: July 03, 2011, 04:54:05 pm »

Beautiful job.

There's something really satisfying about doing this kind of work.
I once did a restoration, where upon working with a very high res scan of the original I discoverd two little babies in baptismal gowns (all white) sitting on the grandma's lap in the group photo!  None of the family knew they were there in the original.

Preserving family history like this is a worthwhile endeavor, and digital processing is very well suited for the work.

Again, a lovely job!!!
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Re: Restoring a tintype from the 1870s
« Reply #4 on: July 05, 2011, 01:39:52 am »

Beautiful job.

There's something really satisfying about doing this kind of work.
I once did a restoration, where upon working with a very high res scan of the original I discoverd two little babies in baptismal gowns (all white) sitting on the grandma's lap in the group photo!  None of the family knew they were there in the original.

Preserving family history like this is a worthwhile endeavor, and digital processing is very well suited for the work.

Again, a lovely job!!!

Thanks for your encouraging words. I discovered a baby in this tintype that I worked on a couple of years ago. http://goo.gl/YQ495
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