-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...
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-------------------- Richard Bustamante Signs in the Pines www.signsinthepines.com Posts: 781 | From: Nevada City, California | Registered: Nov 1998
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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.......
-------------------- Jeff Ogden 8727 NE 68 Terr. Gainesville FL, 32609 Posts: 2138 | From: 8827 NE 68 Terr Gainesville Fl 32609 | Registered: Aug 2002
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The "Jackson" pictorial was a reverse water decal. The the graphics were put over it.
-Rich
-------------------- Richard Bustamante Signs in the Pines www.signsinthepines.com Posts: 781 | From: Nevada City, California | Registered: Nov 1998
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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.
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-------------------- Richard Bustamante Signs in the Pines www.signsinthepines.com Posts: 781 | From: Nevada City, California | Registered: Nov 1998
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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...
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-------------------- Richard Bustamante Signs in the Pines www.signsinthepines.com Posts: 781 | From: Nevada City, California | Registered: Nov 1998
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