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1959 Frame label
Posted: Tue 10 Jun, 2014 10:28 pm
by Roboframer
How did those phone numbers work? I remember old dial phones had 3 letters per number - 1 would have ABC, 2 - DEF .... etc, so I'm guessing GER could be 326 but what's with the lower case and why not just put the corresponding numbers in? Anyone old enough? I've not Googled it.
Re: 1959 Frame label
Posted: Wed 11 Jun, 2014 7:27 am
by baughen
The lower case letters were not dialed. The name was put in so that you knew what the Exchange (area) was.
Re: 1959 Frame label
Posted: Wed 11 Jun, 2014 1:31 pm
by Roboframer
Thanks!
Here's the front - brought in by John Cooper's son. He just wanted broken glass replaced, which he got, but UV ...... and a new mount, platform mount and backing.
Re: 1959 Frame label
Posted: Wed 11 Jun, 2014 2:20 pm
by pramsay13
Wow, I'm more impressed that you met John Cooper's son than with the framing label.
Re: 1959 Frame label
Posted: Wed 11 Jun, 2014 2:34 pm
by Roboframer
John Cooper had a garage here, then his son (my customer) ran it - could even still be going!
Jack Brabham, the driver in the painting, died just last month.
Re: 1959 Frame label
Posted: Wed 11 Jun, 2014 6:17 pm
by prospero
That frame is very 1959.
Handy stuff for sloping spacers.
Re: 1959 Frame label
Posted: Wed 11 Jun, 2014 8:05 pm
by Roboframer
The OUTSIDE slopes in as well!
Re: 1959 Frame label
Posted: Wed 11 Jun, 2014 9:23 pm
by Roboframer
Would you say the picture had faded at all after all this time?
Re: 1959 Frame label
Posted: Wed 11 Jun, 2014 10:39 pm
by Kwik Picture Framing
Very solid picture framing done back then