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<p>[QUOTE="wlwhittier, post: 10498834, member: 76316"]NO...in no circumstance. Just my opinion, of course.</p><p>Those two missing tabs seem to be evidence of a previous attempt to uncover the portrait...an' they look like they failed right at the fold-edge. The material looks to be brass, which work-hardens...crystallizes...so when they were bent back they broke. You'll risk more of that failure if you try to remove the back.</p><p><br /></p><p>I like it, a lot!</p><p>Where an' when was it acquired; what if any history do you have about it? Thanks![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="wlwhittier, post: 10498834, member: 76316"]NO...in no circumstance. Just my opinion, of course. Those two missing tabs seem to be evidence of a previous attempt to uncover the portrait...an' they look like they failed right at the fold-edge. The material looks to be brass, which work-hardens...crystallizes...so when they were bent back they broke. You'll risk more of that failure if you try to remove the back. I like it, a lot! Where an' when was it acquired; what if any history do you have about it? Thanks![/QUOTE]
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