RESTORATION EXAMPLES

Before and After

Photos show what is possible

 


Wilderness Before Restoration
A HOME IN THE WILDERNESS
Before Restoration

Wilderness After Restoration
A HOME IN THE WILDERNESS
After Restoration

Not every print received for Restoration looks like these.


Boston Fire Before Restoration
THE GREAT FIRE AT BOSTON
Before Restoration

Boston Fire After Restoration
THE GREAT FIRE AT BOSTON
After Restoration

Each piece of paper reacts differently to "Treatments" so the results may not always look the same.


Decon Jones Before Restoration
DECON JONES
Before Restoration

Decon Jones After Restoration
DECON JONES
After Restoration

.While it is safer to "Reduce" a problem to make the print look better, some problems can be completely removed.


Gold Mining Before
GOLD MINING IN CALIFORNIA
as purchashed

Gold Mining Restored
GOLD MINING IN CALIFORNIA
Cleaned and restored with 1" margins added

A lot of work involved to get to this but why pass on a rare print ??


Half Done
Nutting Type
Half completed

Processes can be very selective


If you have prints with some of the above problems, Please contact me so we can discuss them.

 


A Ride to SchoolChristmas Snow

Currier and Ives Original Prints
from the collection of:

George Cohenour
4301 Beaumont Road
Dover, PA 17315

Phone: (717) 292-5345

Orders & Information, e-mail: cohenour@currierprints.com


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