-Circa 1888. Dome. Reverse painted. The background was lifting, cracking, and peeling The glass has a greenish tint which made color matching very difficult. On the lifting portions of the paint, I used a hypodermic and injected Frog Juice; to prevent the paint from seeping in, and to stop the peeling.
Some of the lettering was damaged beyond repair, and new pigments were color matched: the red, black, and background.
...and after...
^^-in the heart of gold country... Nevada City, California
Posted by Rick Chavez (Member # 2146) on :
That is one sweet sign, what an honor to restore a piece like that. I wonder if any of our work gets the same respect 125 years from now.
Rick
Posted by Jeff Ogden (Member # 3184) on :
Looks like you nailed the colors pretty good. What a great sign ! I wonder if that was the prototype for the actual label? I sure would love to see that piece up close. Especially around the pictorial. Them old folks knew what they were doing, for sure. Thanks for posting the pics.......
Posted by Richard Bustamante (Member # 370) on :
The "Jackson" pictorial was a reverse water decal. The the graphics were put over it.
-Rich
Posted by Ron Percell (Member # 399) on :
Hey Bro, It came out nice, good work. Whats Helen think, and has the customer seen it yet?
Keep up the good work
Posted by Richard Bustamante (Member # 370) on :
The customer was happy with it. The photos only show the one letter that was damaged. The "E", "J", and some of the background was partially beyond repair.
The color matching was a real "bear", especially the red. Thanks to Ron here, for getting me the "Arterial" red. It was what the doctor ordered.
Since I've started restoring these old pieces, I've been digitizing the most of the graphics, for a future CD.
^^- in the heart of gold country... Nevada City, California
Posted by Bob Ficucell (Member # 1460) on :
Richard, In your post you mention a decal, Do they still make those? where did you get it? Bob
Posted by Richard Bustamante (Member # 370) on :
Heres a example of the type of decals they used in the 1800`s. This one was *hand* painted by Chas. Schuessler on August 26, 1878.
The Jackson Brewing Co. sign was only damaged in a few areas. The President Jackson decal was still intact.
The still make them. You can find examples of them in model kits. I like the Air Force ones...
^^-in the heart of gold country... Nevada City, California
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