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seido

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Client just left off two 6" x 8" very old engravings to cleanup and cut mats for.

When I opened up the pieces I found that the original framer had used some old newspapr as a filler. I was the Christian Science Monitor from Boston dated Wednesday September 29, 1915.

Just a few parts of a few pages but fun reading. One story was titled "New Profession For Women" about a woman who opened an office to be a "consultant in home economics" to companies who manufacture stuff directed at women who at the time, were at home cooking, sewing and cleaning. Her goal was to enlighten the manufacturers on what women really need to accomplish these "worthy chores". Interesting that they never mentioned the woman's name, address or how she could be contacted. Guess this kind of venture was frowned upon at the time.

Also enjoyed some of the old ads and WW1 news articles.

It was nice to find something interesting in there instead of just dead bugs!

A Merry and Happy to all!!

Joel
 
Hi Joel, thanks for sharing that...times have changed, thats for sure.

I found something interesting once...I was reframing something for a local bank that had been started by my great grandparents long ago. When I opened up the back, there were several newspaper articles enclosed...all the same one, about the bank itself, and in it was a picture of my grandmother as a customer of the bank...a very pleasant surprise. And also so much fun to read...

Thanks for bringing that memory back for me...

Julie
 
I had a similar “find” a few years back with the front page of the now defunct Boston Post dated 1906.

In those days they placed the classified ads on the front page. I noted with some astonishment that there was a guy who was willing to trade 1-1/2 acres of land in downtown Boston for a used bicycle.
 
adding my own history

I had a customer come in with a piece she bought at an auction. On the back it was dated when the auction was and where the piece originated. It was MY GRANDMOTHERS auction. What a shock. The customer thought I would want the piece back to keep in the family. I explained that, no, she bought it and it belong to her now. And that I had the chance to keep the piece if I had wanted to. Anyway she wanted the piece taken apart and cleaned up then put back together. So in the process I added a few words of the history of the piece and the story behind the fate of this piece falling into my hands once again and closed up it up. So that if it should ever be opened again the story can continue on.
 
I found this old sign from like the 30's a print on cardboard of some sort, with a screen print on it. It was a woman, then it was hand painted. It was so pretty, I tried to buy it from the customer for $100. No deal, the owners dad was a sign make at one point and used old signs as backing. This customer had brought in several over the years. In the same pice I found 1/2 an ad for a bank. I was neat to see, but the woman took my breath away.

PL
 
I took apart the first of a set of four prints for a customer and found an exquisite watercolor. The artist had placed a personal sticker on its back and it was the matter of a few moments on the internet to find that he was a moderately collectible British watercolorist. The customer could hardly wait to bring in the other three of the set, but alas! there was nothing of interest in them. We did turn the watercolor into a gem.
 
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