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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;42Skeezix, post: 50357, member: 40&quot;]Don&#039;t touch that surface yourself.</p><p>I would leave it alone until I knew exactly what I had ...</p><p>...other than replacing the wheels with the proper style...preferably period.</p><p>It&#039;s not that bad to a collector that prefers original surface. The trend is to original surface across the boards in collecting IMHO. (In the U.S.)</p><p>A professional restoration, no matter how good, would be expensive and could well detract from the value in the long run.</p><p>The surface on this piece is honest. It&#039;s right.</p><p><br /></p><p>It&#039;s a potentially very nice piece. Proceed with caution.</p><p><br /></p><p>Just to hazard a WAG German 1880s? Maybe right through the Twenties. I see you&#039;re in Italy. That could well be the origin of your pony too. As a matter of fact, Italian was my first impression but here in the states Germany is more likely.</p><p><br /></p><p>Nice piece.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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