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<p>[QUOTE="Bev aka thelmasstuff, post: 222619, member: 23"]I was a bit harsh on the miniature which may be on ivory when I said hot needle proponents should be boiled in oil. If that's what you were taught, you wouldn't know any better, so I wasn't speaking of you. Just so you know it wasn't meant as an attack.</p><p><br /></p><p>However, the fact that you sealed up an oil painting glued onto cardboard behind glass means that you also need to do some research on proper archival techniques. You could be reducing the value of your items substantially. My parents were in the antique business so I had the advantage of learning a lot at an early age. I'm still learning. That's why I'm here. There are so many people who know about different subjects. Welcome and hope you get the information you need.</p><p><br /></p><p>I'm also wondering who the artist is and why it's a mystery.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Bev aka thelmasstuff, post: 222619, member: 23"]I was a bit harsh on the miniature which may be on ivory when I said hot needle proponents should be boiled in oil. If that's what you were taught, you wouldn't know any better, so I wasn't speaking of you. Just so you know it wasn't meant as an attack. However, the fact that you sealed up an oil painting glued onto cardboard behind glass means that you also need to do some research on proper archival techniques. You could be reducing the value of your items substantially. My parents were in the antique business so I had the advantage of learning a lot at an early age. I'm still learning. That's why I'm here. There are so many people who know about different subjects. Welcome and hope you get the information you need. I'm also wondering who the artist is and why it's a mystery.[/QUOTE]
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