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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Abegweit, post: 269894, member: 3988&quot;]Hello</p><p><br /></p><p>Decided to work on a picture frame I picked up awhile back. I got it because of the frame and the beautiful original rippled / bubbled glass.</p><p><br /></p><p>The whole thing was pretty dirty in the beginning. Fixed up the outside and brightened it up. When I can find some red linen, I’ll refresh the inner frame perhaps and tighten things up.</p><p><br /></p><p>Removing the boards on the back to put a fresh mat on the inside, I discovered that at some point in time a mat had been put on. What I thought was just an old print of some sort or calendar picture, has turned out to be a cardboard advertising sign, I assume for this business. An early up-cycler or perhaps employee had covered all the printing using a crude mat. The mat did protect the leaf printing from any damage and UV</p><p><br /></p><p>I’m not sure if the 14’ x 18 1/2”print and frame are original to each other, but, while it does have some light brown marks, I assume from the glass and board backing, there are no pin holes, staple or tape marks on the piece anywhere. It is not paper, but is like a thick cardboard with the print pasted on this and the printing done in a gold leaf. It may have been in some sort of frame at one time, perhaps even this one.</p><p><br /></p><p>I’ve done a bit of research on the company in hopes of dating the piece, but was wondering if anyone on the forums is from Hartford. I get the sense that this business may have been in two locations, the latter a grand structure on Elm St. and now repurposed to a judicial bldg. I’m thinking a cardboard advertising sign may have been a bit low end for that location, but I don’t collect media like this so am not really sure of norms. I’d like to narrow the age range down from somewhere between 1880 and 1906. Perhaps it is later?</p><p><br /></p><p>Any thoughts or feedback would be appreciated.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]85154[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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