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Offline Luckyjo

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Can Biro be removed?
« on: Sunday 07 June 09 00:09 BST (UK) »
Please could anyone advise me how to remove the biro from this one and only photo I have of my grandfather. Also any inkling of the age of the photo would be a great help. He was born in 1868 if that's any help.
Any ideas greatly appreciated Thanks Luckyjo
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Re: Can Biro be removed?
« Reply #1 on: Sunday 07 June 09 07:18 BST (UK) »
Hello Luckyjo, and welcome to Rootschat  :)

The best way to remove the biro is to let our restorers have a go at removing it digitally.  I am a photograph conservator by profession and I would think at least twice about trying to remove the actual biro from the physical photograph...it would be very difficult and possibly not very successful.

Don't worry, the Rootschat restoration experts will no doubt be along shortly and you will have plenty of restored images to choose from  :D

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Re: Can Biro be removed?
« Reply #2 on: Sunday 07 June 09 12:55 BST (UK) »
Hi there and welcome to Roots and the REstoration board. :)

Here are a couple from me. One with just the biro removed and one a complete makeover,

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Re: Can Biro be removed?
« Reply #3 on: Sunday 07 June 09 13:37 BST (UK) »
Had to have a go ----- so boreddddddddddddd at the mo
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Re: Can Biro be removed?
« Reply #4 on: Tuesday 09 June 09 05:48 BST (UK) »
Wow, thanks so much you lovely people, I always wondered what old Enoch looked like. Apparently he was pretty horrid used to nail the chooks to the floor boards to fatten them up for christmas..no kidding! Joy
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Re: Can Biro be removed?
« Reply #5 on: Tuesday 09 June 09 07:01 BST (UK) »
Eeeeek!  What a nasty!!!  Put the biro baaaaaaaack!

(sorry, didn't have my saucer of milk this morning)
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Re: Can Biro be removed?
« Reply #6 on: Tuesday 09 June 09 11:20 BST (UK) »
Wash and polish for Enoch.

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Re: Can Biro be removed?
« Reply #7 on: Tuesday 09 June 09 16:40 BST (UK) »
Quote from: Deb D on Tuesday 09 June 09 07:01 BST (UK)
Eeeeek!  What a nasty!!!  Put the biro baaaaaaaack!

(sorry, didn't have my saucer of milk this morning)

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Missed that bit :-[ - I second putting the biro back LOL  ;D ;D ;D
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Re: Can Biro be removed?
« Reply #8 on: Tuesday 09 June 09 16:44 BST (UK) »
i think she meant the Man himself for nailing chickens to the floor :)
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