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Subject: [Leica] Repairing an old print
From: ric at cartersxrd.net (RicCarter)
Date: Mon, 24 Mar 2014 15:27:58 -0400
References: <5330719A.8030108@summaventures.com> <1D653773-499C-4A93-8351-CB367EBC6424@sfr.fr>

i lean the same way, though tossin it water scares me too

ric


On Mar 24, 2014, at 3:17 PM, philippe.amard <philippe.amard at sfr.fr> wrote:

> I presume the glue may dissolve in clean neutral water - I'd cut the 
> paper/cardboard that holds it in the frame and immerse and soak the print 
> overnight.
> When dry, it might then look as fresh as on the first day
> 
> But I might be WRONG !!!!
> 
> Amities
> Philippe
> 
> 
> 
> Le 24 mars 14 ? 18:55, Peter Dzwig a ?crit :
> 
>> All,
>> 
>> advice needed. The other day while cleaning a photo frame was knocked 
>> over and
>> the glass broke. I need some advice on how to recover the image. Now read 
>> on...
>> 
>> The frame which is one of those curved ones about 1/2 cm thick has split 
>> down
>> the centre. BUT the picture - which is the only surviving one of my
>> father-in-law in uniform in India at the end of WWII - is of great 
>> sentimental
>> importance. There is no neg, so the image can't be reproduced and the 
>> print is
>> contemporary with the photo.
>> 
>> The problem that I need your advice on is as follows: the glass is held 
>> together
>> by the picture. So: how do I get the print off the glass and intact?
>> 
>> There are a couple of images of the picture Here:
>> 
>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/PeterDzwig/Temp/20140324_163231_001.jpg.html
>> 
>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/PeterDzwig/Temp/20140324_163251.jpg.html
>> 
>> Thanks in advance,
>> 
>> Peter Dzwig
>> -- 
>> 
>> ===========================================================
>> Dr Peter Dzwig                               
>> 
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