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- Thu Feb 15, 2024 2:11 pm
- Forum: Construction Zone
- Topic: Gothichome, the restoration of.
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Re: Gothichome, the restoration of.
Back parlor progress. IMG_0026.jpeg Only have a quarter of the ceiling restoration finished so far. Have guests staying next week so I had to tar down the scaffolding, clean up and put things back in there place. Only to tear it all apart and reassemble the scaffolding. Let me tell you plaster bust ...
- Thu Feb 15, 2024 1:47 pm
- Forum: District Common
- Topic: Thornewood Antics
- Replies: 95
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Re: Thornewood Antics
James, well looks great. The darker tone brings out the details of the raised carving. Also, the grain of the oak came out with great success, well done.
- Wed Feb 07, 2024 6:31 pm
- Forum: District Common
- Topic: Thornewood Antics
- Replies: 95
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Re: Thornewood Antics
James, I think that’s exactly what they would have done at that time to bring a little pizzaz to the peice. As far as stripping I think with the give away price of run of the mill Victorian and Edwardian flat board furniture stripping and refinishing is not such a tabo thing. Now stripping and chalk...
- Fri Jan 26, 2024 9:15 pm
- Forum: District Common
- Topic: Thornewood Antics
- Replies: 95
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Re: Thornewood Antics
James, I would think 1900 to 1910. So Edwardian.
- Fri Jan 26, 2024 9:09 pm
- Forum: Construction Zone
- Topic: Gothichome, the restoration of.
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Re: Gothichome, the restoration of.
Some progress to report, almost finished replicating and replacing the missing cornice trim in the back parlor project. https://www.thehistoricdistrict.org/gallery/image/2623/source This took a lot longer than I was expecting, most of the time was waiting on plaster molding to dry. But progress is p...
- Mon Jan 15, 2024 11:07 pm
- Forum: District Common
- Topic: Thornewood Antics
- Replies: 95
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Re: Thornewood Antics
James, that number is the design register. Used after 1884,by 1889 it required a country of origin,so you can date it to between 1885 and 1889. just looked up the number, if I am reading it correctly the number 90483 was used in 1888
- Sun Jan 14, 2024 11:39 pm
- Forum: District Common
- Topic: Thornewood Antics
- Replies: 95
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Re: Thornewood Antics
James, this looks like a good place to use one of those stripper products you paint on and then cover with a film for a couple of days. Your .75 cent jug is beautiful, how come I can never find such a good deal. Does the bottom have a ‘made in England’ stamp on the bottom or just England? It would b...
- Sun Jan 14, 2024 11:24 pm
- Forum: Construction Zone
- Topic: Gothichome, the restoration of.
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Re: Gothichome, the restoration of.
James, I suspect the forced air was installed about 1962, that was the age of the old furnace I had replaced with new seven or eight years ago. Brick wall paper was all the rage in 62. We have purchased an antique mantle with cast iron fireplace front to go against this wall. I will once again adapt...
- Sat Jan 13, 2024 11:45 am
- Forum: District Common
- Topic: Tour of Lights
- Replies: 3
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Re: Tour of Lights
James, nothing evokes Christmas like lights on a palm tree interesting growth pattern on the trunk, looks weaved. Just the way hey grow?
- Sat Dec 23, 2023 6:26 pm
- Forum: District Common
- Topic: Merry Christmas
- Replies: 1
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Merry Christmas
To all my old home friends, have a very festive Christmas and may the new year bring cheer all year long.
Ron
Ron