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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;SeaGoat, post: 136209, member: 1136&quot;]I have reverse painted glass sign from Springfield Fire and Marine Co.</p><p>Began in 1849 </p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Springfield_Fire_%26_Marine_Insurance_Co" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Springfield_Fire_%26_Marine_Insurance_Co" rel="nofollow">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Springfield_Fire_&amp;_Marine_Insurance_Co</a>.</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://springfieldmuseums.org/collections/item/poster-springfield-fire-and-marine-insurance-co-hatch-co-lithography-broadway-ny/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://springfieldmuseums.org/collections/item/poster-springfield-fire-and-marine-insurance-co-hatch-co-lithography-broadway-ny/" rel="nofollow">https://springfieldmuseums.org/collections/item/poster-springfield-fire-and-marine-insurance-co-hatch-co-lithography-broadway-ny/</a></p><p><br /></p><p>The sign Id say is around the 1880s, if Im wrong, please let me know <img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/biggrin.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=":D" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Anyways, I was going to frame it and put it in my house.</p><p>It is in rough condition with some of the paint missing. </p><p><br /></p><p>I do have a bit of an artistic hand (knock on wood) and could probably fix it to look about exact as far as the lettering goes. </p><p><br /></p><p>Its the paint matching Im worried about. </p><p>I do have black chalk paint that will pretty much match the black paint on the glass and I dont think youd be able to tell much of a difference, but Im still iffy on even doing a test spot. </p><p><br /></p><p>I do have gold metallic paint for the insurance part, but ehh, Im still iffy on that. </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Either way, touching up or not, I was going to spray clear on the back to keep the paint from getting scratched or chipped further. </p><p>Would this effect the clear part of the glass?</p><p>What type of clear would yall suggest?</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>The picture Im posting is from the place I bought it. It is very dirty on the outside of the glass and will need to be cleaned, the only damaged part really is the S and the word insurance. </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>What would yall do?</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://scontent-atl3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xtp1/v/t1.0-9/12974528_915839638533483_3672756554701566550_n.jpg?oh=e3a4598005ecf6606974b786e5a1e9b9&amp;oe=5774F588" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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