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Title: Ripped photo, can it be repaired?
Post by: Carole A on Monday 20 May 24 11:06 BST (UK)
This is my children’s 2x great grandfather, who lost an eye in India 1886. He was a Chelsea pensioner. Is it possible to repair the rip?
Title: Re: Ripped photo, can it be repaired?
Post by: japeflakes on Friday 24 May 24 16:42 BST (UK)
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Title: Re: Ripped photo, can it be repaired?
Post by: japeflakes on Friday 24 May 24 17:25 BST (UK)
Or if only....
Title: Re: Ripped photo, can it be repaired?
Post by: Carole A on Friday 24 May 24 18:49 BST (UK)
Wow, that’s fantastic, thank you! I’d had a go and could do his cap but the face had eluded me. Deeply appreciate what you’ve done.
Title: Re: Ripped photo, can it be repaired?
Post by: McGroger on Saturday 25 May 24 11:29 BST (UK)
Carole, in cropping your photo, for printing purposes I've made the dimensions about 12x10. Anyway, here's my try.  :)
Peter
Title: Re: Ripped photo, can it be repaired?
Post by: RJ137 on Saturday 25 May 24 15:09 BST (UK)
My Try
Title: Re: Ripped photo, can it be repaired?
Post by: Rena on Saturday 25 May 24 15:20 BST (UK)
I just had to stop and say what a lovely photo this is.  The face and the eyes say it all.  I would have loved to have met such a jovial and kindly man.

P.S.  The restores are lovely too :-)
Title: Re: Ripped photo, can it be repaired?
Post by: Cas (stallc) on Saturday 25 May 24 15:37 BST (UK)
Quote from: Rena on Saturday 25 May 24 15:20 BST (UK)
I just had to stop and say what a lovely photo this is.  The face and the eyes say it all.  I would have loved to have met such a jovial and kindly man.

P.S.  The restores are lovely too :-)

I would very much agree with you Rena.

The restores are lovely and very good. He has a kindly face & eye/s. I was very impressed by Japeflakes restoring his eye - the family can see what he looked like prior to the loss.

Cas
Title: Re: Ripped photo, can it be repaired?
Post by: Carole A on Saturday 25 May 24 19:02 BST (UK)
Thank you all for those comments about the photo, it really is a special one and so good to have been restored. On the back it says that the photographer had told him to think about having a ‘jar of Tetley’s [beer]’ in order to smile but that he didn’t get one!