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wasoxygen  ·  3285 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Pubski: December 30, 2015

That was tacocat.

Would you consider framing those ads yourself? The frame shop about three towns over has wood, mats, glass, tools, know-how, and a little drawer for your money. If you have time, you can get all the materials, and tacocat and YouTube might provide a lot of the know-how. You won't do as good a job as they would on your first try, but you'll get better. And you'll spend the money on tools you can keep and reuse. Become a framing master and you'll never have to shop for a gift again.





user-inactivated  ·  3285 days ago  ·  link  ·  

I would, if I had the place for the tools at the moment. Unfortunately I'm short on space. That said, the shop is giving me a heck of a deal. I'm getting 4 ads framed (2 in a single frame cause they're so small) for about $150. Granted, that's over ten times what I paid for the ads themselves, but you know, antique collecting can be a weird hobby. I'm reminded why the wife and I don't really do any serious antique hunting any more.

wasoxygen  ·  3285 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Fair enough. Can you share the results? The last collection you posted was great.

user-inactivated  ·  3285 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Yeah. I'd love to. At the very least, I'll post a pic of my De Soto ad. It's the first one I bought and still my favorite piece.