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[JVA5th]

Just tried some google pic search without any luck.
Nothing to find which means RARE!!
I guess from style and material it must be an early wild west toy from the 1900s or my earlier.

Came from a early western area where a school was. But a bit outside of the school grounds

 

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[Tom_Restorer]

Yeah I'm not going to mess with lead I've already got enough issues already lol. I was hoping it's old. Thought it looked nest and never in newer stuff see the wagon showing a cover in the back. I'll have to see if someone around knows how to restore it properly and may know the age. There are a few local museums and universities and such that like to look at this stuff and can point me in the right direction.

This is how it will look after an SOFT air abrasion with round glass beads.
This pieces was found at our excavation sides and was also covert with white lead oxyde.
It can be cleaned this way without damaging the original lead patina!
The damages on the bulla where the grey lead shine through, came from the excavation itself!

 

[Tom_Restorer]

Came from a early western area where a school was. But a bit outside of the school grounds

So it fits. Wild West and Toy.

 

[JVA5th]

This is how it will look after an SOFT air abrasion with round glass beads.
This pieces was found at our excavation sides and was also covert with white lead oxyde.
It can be cleaned this way without damaging the original lead patina!
The damages on the bulla where the grey lead shine through, came from the excavation itself!

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Very cool stuff

 

[JVA5th]

So it fits. Wild West and Toy.

If it's worth getting cleaned the correct way I will do so if not it looks good as well like this

 

[Tom_Restorer]

Very cool stuff

Thank You!
You can see more of my work here:

Tom´s Restorations

Hi Folks, I thought to open this thread and show the process step by step because it is in my opinion a rare complete find in nearly perfect condition. The piece has all original ropes, resin or bitumen on it and the fuse is covert with canvas. A question to the specialists here: Was this...

www.treasurenet.com

 

[Tom_Restorer]

If it's worth getting cleaned the correct way I will do so if not it looks good as well like this

I would love to do it for you but this $%/§$&"& customs and all the following problems with it.

 

[JVA5th]

Thank You!
You can see more of my work here:

Tom´s Restorations

Hi Folks, I thought to open this thread and show the process step by step because it is in my opinion a rare complete find in nearly perfect condition. The piece has all original ropes, resin or bitumen on it and the fuse is covert with canvas. A question to the specialists here: Was this...

www.treasurenet.com

Neat stuff. Awesome to have the talent to restore things. I have a few things I wish I could get at least in better shape but I dare not touch already ruined a find trying to mess with it before lol

 

[JVA5th]

Thank You!
You can see more of my work here:

Tom´s Restorations

Hi Folks, I thought to open this thread and show the process step by step because it is in my opinion a rare complete find in nearly perfect condition. The piece has all original ropes, resin or bitumen on it and the fuse is covert with canvas. A question to the specialists here: Was this...

www.treasurenet.com

This for example I wish I was talented enough at least get back into shape. But I'm not going to try lol.

 

[Tom_Restorer]

This for example I wish I was talented enough at least get back into shape. But I'm not going to try lol.

That can easy be done by any jeweler/Gold Smith!
No restorer needed in this case.
The only hard part here is, to polish the bent back and hammered areas in the same way the other parts look!
And I wouldn´t let him polish and work away all the scratches! No need for it to look like brand new.

 

[JVA5th]

That can easy be done by any jeweler/Gold Smith!
No restorer needed in this case.

It would cost more than the spoon is worth so my jeweler said. It's a 1880s silver spoon made in San Francisco. I so wise it could at least be brought back to shape

 

[JVA5th]

That can easy be done by any jeweler/Gold Smith!
No restorer needed in this case.
The only hard part here is, to polish the bent back and hammered areas in the same way the other parts look!
And I wouldn´t let him polish and work away all the scratches! No need for it to look like brand new.

Mind I cleaned and polished it

 

[Tom_Restorer]

Neat stuff. Awesome to have the talent to restore things. I have a few things I wish I could get at least in better shape but I dare not touch already ruined a find trying to mess with it before lol

Post more pics Buddy!
May I can give you some Tips how you can do it carefully youself!
Restoration I no Magic and can be done by everyone if he knows how!

 

[JVA5th]

Post more pics Buddy!
May I can give you some Tips how you can do it carefully youself!
Restoration I no Magic and can be done by everyone if he knows how!

It's all I can do for now. I'm not home. It's locked in my safe

 

[Tom_Restorer]

Mind I cleaned and polished it

How old is it?
If it is 20th Century than GO!
Use a gas Head torch and than hammer the crap out of it!!

 

[JVA5th]

How old is it?
If it is 20th Century than GO!
Use a gas Head torch and than hammer the crap out of it!!

It is from 1880s I believe. Solid sterling silver

 

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[Tom_Restorer]

It's all I can do for now. I'm not home. It's locked in my safe

Even ancient corrodet and porous silber coins can be bent back this way if carefully done.
This 1880 silver is still solid in core which makes it much easier to bent it back using heat.
I bet you find several videos on youtube ho to do it!
I saw some in the past.

 

[JVA5th]

Even ancient corrodet and porous silber coins can be bent back this way if carefully done.
This 1880 silver is still solid in core which makes it much easier to bent it back using heat.
I bet you find several videos on youtube ho to do it!
I saw some in the past.

I'm so afraid I'll mangle it lol I mean more so than it is

 

[JVA5th]

I'm so afraid I'll mangle it lol I mean more so than it is

I think I'll keep the bend by the initial I think that one was intentional at one point