Category Archives: Artifact Restoration

Restored Steinway Featured at the Met

Dimitrios Klitsas, world-renowned custom wood carver, brought this 1882 Steinway Piano back to life after a series of shoddy repairs to the delicate purpleheart wood carvings. Designed by George A. Schastey, one of the most popular design firms among New … Continue reading

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1949 Cadillac Work Truck for Sale

Classic 1949 Cadillac Model 62, the 331 cubic inch engine was the racing standard in its day. This vehicle custom modified with GMC bed, an attention getter, certainly, half ton capacity. Call (805) 523-3330, for more information and a test … Continue reading

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Restoration of Plaster Stations of the Cross, Uncovering Original Intent

VKRestoration of Holyoke, Massachusetts notes that regardless of the convictions of the restorer, restoration of religious icons imposes another layer of accountability, beyond materials, and that is the understanding of the symbolic meaning of color and form. These fourteen Stations of … Continue reading

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Veterans Education Program and the Lincoln Hearse

Blue Ox Historic Village and School is an historic millwork production facility, a working museum and a school. For many years they’ve operated a high school program for at risk teens, giving them the opportunity to experience themselves as problem … Continue reading

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Conservation of Founding Father John Hancock’s Carriage

History is a moving target, and it is not always easy to determine which moment in an historic structure or artifact’s life to restore it to. Fellow founding father George Washington’s axe, they say, has since had two new heads … Continue reading

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