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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;kentworld, post: 9856755, member: 35&quot;]The surface looks rather fragile.&nbsp; I don&#039;t know if it&#039;s 100 years old or 2000, but I&#039;d want to find out before I cleaned it.&nbsp; If you have to do something to it, a soft tooth brush or paint brush would get the loose stuff off, but anything further could actually remove the paint which doesn&#039;t look fired on the body.&nbsp; Your piece, your decision.&nbsp; I mean, I polish brass items, but they are decorative really and I&#039;m not doing away with applied patina, nor are they historically important.&nbsp; This thread kind of reminds me of the woman in Spain who wanted to fix the painting of Jesus in the church and painted over it.&nbsp; Hilarious, but reminds us that sometimes it is better to leave well enough alone.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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