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<p>[QUOTE="808 raver, post: 9766187, member: 4654"]BTW the first Mostly boxes video I posted where he says "the box has the original finish and interior" he is lying, either that box has been somewhere devoid of oxygen, no tarnish on the brass or knowing him he has replaced it all and refinish it. 1830's brass goes black after that amount of time. He has also repaired inside the lid, you can see when he opens the lid in the top left hand corner the veneer has been replaced where the lid meets the base. </p><p>I am not disrespecting his skill in restoration, he does an amazing job but every box he gets he restores everything.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="808 raver, post: 9766187, member: 4654"]BTW the first Mostly boxes video I posted where he says "the box has the original finish and interior" he is lying, either that box has been somewhere devoid of oxygen, no tarnish on the brass or knowing him he has replaced it all and refinish it. 1830's brass goes black after that amount of time. He has also repaired inside the lid, you can see when he opens the lid in the top left hand corner the veneer has been replaced where the lid meets the base. I am not disrespecting his skill in restoration, he does an amazing job but every box he gets he restores everything.[/QUOTE]
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