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<p>[QUOTE="aaroncab, post: 327979, member: 3974"]I think this is legitimately - really old. It's behind glass currently but I have looked at it under a loupe and appears to be an old print with hand coloring. Here are a few pics to get started with. Last pic is where i pulled back the corner of the carboard on the back of the frame and you can see the back corner of the map paper, which has the number 49 in handwritten ink ( I haven't taken the backing cardboard off any further yet...) It's about 20" x 16".</p><p><br /></p><p>Questions - how old might this be? Also, should I mess with taking it out of the frame myself... I know I need to get it away from the cardboard - but - worth taking to a frame shop / preservationist? Thanks for your help/thoughts/opinions. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/smile.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=":)" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>~</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]109515[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]109516[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]109517[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]109518[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]109519[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="aaroncab, post: 327979, member: 3974"]I think this is legitimately - really old. It's behind glass currently but I have looked at it under a loupe and appears to be an old print with hand coloring. Here are a few pics to get started with. Last pic is where i pulled back the corner of the carboard on the back of the frame and you can see the back corner of the map paper, which has the number 49 in handwritten ink ( I haven't taken the backing cardboard off any further yet...) It's about 20" x 16". Questions - how old might this be? Also, should I mess with taking it out of the frame myself... I know I need to get it away from the cardboard - but - worth taking to a frame shop / preservationist? Thanks for your help/thoughts/opinions. :) ~ [ATTACH=full]109515[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]109516[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]109517[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]109518[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]109519[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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