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Quick clean & buff for a 1940 photo please
« on: Monday 20 June 11 03:45 BST (UK) »
Hi to all you wonderful restorers. Can someone do a quick clean on this old photo please? Many thanks in advance.

Also, I'm curious. What do you suppose is in his pocket?
MACDONALD of Benbecula, Scotland, Earlswood/Wapella Sask
BAIN of Aberdeenshire, Trafford district, Red Jacket and Moosomin, Sask
CHEYNE of Aberdeenshire & Trafford district, Sask
FISHER of Yorkshire, Ontario & Saskatchewan
INKSTER of Shetland, Edinburgh, Sask and BC
GAUNT of Yorkshire, Kent, BC & Australia
KINCH of Ireland, PEI, Ab, Sask
CORCORAN of Ireland, PEI & Sask
GOTZ / GOETZ of Soufflenheim, Alsace & Ont
MITTELHAUSSER of Soufflenheim, Alsace
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Re: Quick clean & buff for a 1940 photo please
« Reply #1 on: Monday 20 June 11 04:23 BST (UK) »
Can't do colour RM - hope this will at least do something - (what I am never sure - but something!!   ;))    In his pocket - errrm something he doesn't want to lose.   ::)

But I wish men wouldn't have their hands in their pockets when they have photos taken - It doesn't help the look of the coat does it!    ;)

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Percy, Dunning, Hyne, Grigg, Farley (Devon, UK)
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Re: Quick clean & buff for a 1940 photo please
« Reply #2 on: Monday 20 June 11 05:21 BST (UK) »
Quote from: WiggyHobbes on Monday 20 June 11 04:23 BST (UK)
Can't do colour RM - hope this will at least do something - (what I am never sure - but something!!   ;))    In his pocket - errrm something he doesn't want to lose.   ::)

But I wish men wouldn't have their hands in their pockets when they have photos taken - It doesn't help the look of the coat does it!    ;)

Wiggy

Hi Wiggy.

TX for working on my pic. It looks crisper & brighter. I totally agree with men & their hands ... and apparently weird things in their pockets.  ::) They just make clothes hang wrong.

I met this gent when he was well into his 80s - lovely man  - one of my OH's relatives that went to Oz that I thought might be one of yours too - but not the case we found.

TX again.
MACDONALD of Benbecula, Scotland, Earlswood/Wapella Sask
BAIN of Aberdeenshire, Trafford district, Red Jacket and Moosomin, Sask
CHEYNE of Aberdeenshire & Trafford district, Sask
FISHER of Yorkshire, Ontario & Saskatchewan
INKSTER of Shetland, Edinburgh, Sask and BC
GAUNT of Yorkshire, Kent, BC & Australia
KINCH of Ireland, PEI, Ab, Sask
CORCORAN of Ireland, PEI & Sask
GOTZ / GOETZ of Soufflenheim, Alsace & Ont
MITTELHAUSSER of Soufflenheim, Alsace
MULLER or MILLER of Drusenheim, Alsace & Ont

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Re: Quick clean & buff for a 1940 photo please
« Reply #3 on: Monday 20 June 11 05:26 BST (UK) »

Hi RM,

I would say the thing in his pocket is a pocket watch and the chain is fed through the button hole in his lapel.

You can just make out a circular protusion from the inside of his pocket.

Guess the guy hasn't got a wrist watch ;D

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Re: Quick clean & buff for a 1940 photo please
« Reply #4 on: Monday 20 June 11 05:44 BST (UK) »
Interesting pjs12. I've never seen someone hang a watch from a button hole. TX for the insight.
MACDONALD of Benbecula, Scotland, Earlswood/Wapella Sask
BAIN of Aberdeenshire, Trafford district, Red Jacket and Moosomin, Sask
CHEYNE of Aberdeenshire & Trafford district, Sask
FISHER of Yorkshire, Ontario & Saskatchewan
INKSTER of Shetland, Edinburgh, Sask and BC
GAUNT of Yorkshire, Kent, BC & Australia
KINCH of Ireland, PEI, Ab, Sask
CORCORAN of Ireland, PEI & Sask
GOTZ / GOETZ of Soufflenheim, Alsace & Ont
MITTELHAUSSER of Soufflenheim, Alsace
MULLER or MILLER of Drusenheim, Alsace & Ont

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Re: Quick clean & buff for a 1940 photo please
« Reply #5 on: Monday 20 June 11 11:29 BST (UK) »
 ;D One from me

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Re: Quick clean & buff for a 1940 photo please
« Reply #6 on: Monday 20 June 11 13:18 BST (UK) »
Greatly appreciated Rachel-2. The young woman's face is quite a bit brighter & clearer now. :)

It's too bad the picture's focus is best in the area of the their legs instead of their faces isn't it? 

MACDONALD of Benbecula, Scotland, Earlswood/Wapella Sask
BAIN of Aberdeenshire, Trafford district, Red Jacket and Moosomin, Sask
CHEYNE of Aberdeenshire & Trafford district, Sask
FISHER of Yorkshire, Ontario & Saskatchewan
INKSTER of Shetland, Edinburgh, Sask and BC
GAUNT of Yorkshire, Kent, BC & Australia
KINCH of Ireland, PEI, Ab, Sask
CORCORAN of Ireland, PEI & Sask
GOTZ / GOETZ of Soufflenheim, Alsace & Ont
MITTELHAUSSER of Soufflenheim, Alsace
MULLER or MILLER of Drusenheim, Alsace & Ont

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Re: Quick clean & buff for a 1940 photo please
« Reply #7 on: Monday 20 June 11 15:32 BST (UK) »
Hmmmm had another look at their faces and there's not much detail there.
Have lightened, darkened, blurred, sharpened and 'tweaked' as much as possible

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DAWSON, FLYNN, FOLWELL, FORGAN, FORREST, HARRIS, KING, LOOKER,
MIDGLEY, OATES, ROE, SIM(M)S, WHITTINGTON

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Re: Quick clean & buff for a 1940 photo please
« Reply #8 on: Monday 20 June 11 16:19 BST (UK) »
Deleted mine, it was rubbish.

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