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BWThomas
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 Posted: Thu Jul 16, 2009 4:14 pm Post subject: Re: Grabow Charts |
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[quote="ozark southpawBarry,in the bottom photo,think there is a boo-boo in the descriptions of first and last pipe.[/quote]
Good eye OS....correction made
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BWThomas
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| Posted: Fri Jul 17, 2009 12:43 am Post subject: |
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This is an example of some of the restoration I am doing with the shape charts and a couple of other brochures I've got my hands on. The B&W pipe is the original image, the 2nd one is just a quick and dirty colorization. This is basically the quality of the shape charts and booklets I am putting together. The third one is a full restore, taking a low resolution B&W image and making it as close to photo realistic as possible.
If you look closely at the Linkman in the front, you will see I have also added a stamping. Question: is this a c.1937 stamping?
Once I finish colorizing and cleaning up the shape charts, I'm thinking about doing some serious restoration of magazine ads and brochures, for the purpose of creating some frameable images. Wonder if anyone has any closeup, hi-resolution pictures of pipe stampings, and can give me an idea of what pipes would be marked with them.
The image below shows how realistic the renderings can be. I've inserted the non-existant make believe Linkman in my hand.
If any of you have any ads, brochures, photos in need of restoration and you have a decent resolution scan or PDF, send it my way. I'm kinda ate up with this stuff.
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That's amazing work there, Barry. How are you at restoring old photos? I have some of my Dad in his Navy uniform, of WWII vintage, I'd like to get professionally done.
Terry
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BWThomas
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| Terry292 wrote: | | How are you at restoring old photos? Terry |
Can do...send me a scan of the image.
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ozark southpaw
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Wow ! Nice work Barry !! What are you using to do those tricks??
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| ozark southpaw wrote: | | Wow ! Nice work Barry !! What are you using to do those tricks?? |
mostly Photoshop
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At one time I had Photoshop Elements,even that was too complicated for me!!
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| Posted: Fri Jul 17, 2009 9:04 pm Post subject: |
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| BWThomas wrote: | | Terry292 wrote: | | How are you at restoring old photos? Terry |
Can do...send me a scan of the image. |
Man! BW, if you can "colorize" old B&W photos, I have a million of them for you to do! I live for the day when someone "invents" computer software that will automatically and quickly read old B&W photos and colorize then like Turner did some of the old B&W movies . . . --RJ-- |
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LokoMac8
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| BWThomas wrote: | This is an example of some of the restoration I am doing with the shape charts and a couple of other brochures I've got my hands on.
Once I finish colorizing and cleaning up the shape charts, I'm thinking about doing some serious restoration of magazine ads and brochures, for the purpose of creating some frameable images. Wonder if anyone has any closeup, hi-resolution pictures of pipe stampings, and can give me an idea of what pipes would be marked with them. |
Your work is ABSOLUTELY ASTOUNDING Barry!!! I am totally envious, as it has been years since I have had the sort of time I would like to have to "play" with my computer like I used to, to accomplish things like you are doing now!
Gee whiz! I can help you out on most of your requests, but limited spare time that I get won't allow me to "keep up" with your goals or accomplishments! I have quite a few old ads (but they are larger than my scanner as DRB might have related), and I have quite a few photos of close-up detail of stampings and what have you. All stuffed away, somewhat disorganized, for the many "projects" I have been piddling around with for what seems like years -- with very little "progress".
The very first Dr. Grabow stampings were simple -- attached directly below is an example that I believe comes from maybe the 1933-1935 or so era -- prior to DRB's wonderful, and apparently, one-of-a-kind 1937 catalog. The best I can tell, in these early Grabows, the Dr. Grabow WAS a line name, so to speak, of Linkman's pipes. That is all that was stamped on them beside the MLC oval and the briar nottation:
Note in the above, the shape number "19". Only two digits rather than four as in later pipes that designated line/finish and shape. Why? Well, once again, I believe there was only ONE line of Dr. Grabows in the beginning. Also note, the only ads published seem to be from newspapers during that period, and just about NOTHING can be made out from the huge "dots" used for printing then.
Below is a stamping that I think dates to about 1936 -- just before and/or concurrent with DRBs 1937 catalog.
The above is a nice, DEEP, well-done stamp. Whoever stamped the pair of pipes I have would get a big pat on the back from me if they were still alive today and I could track them down! This stamp is probably the same, and remained so for a few years. The difference on pipes from this "age" was that the pipe LINE name appeared on the opposite side of the shank, along with "BRUYERE" and usually the series/shape number.
Now we could go on forever, but the final stamp I want to cover here is sort of an oddball. It is the script "Dr. Grabow", but included the pipe line below it, which seems to be limited to the SELECT GRAIN line. About the time Linkman introduced the Tru-Grain, etc., they went to a simplified BLOCK style Dr. Grabow name with the line name under it. For some reason I have yet to figure out, the Select Grain escaped this treatment.
I think this is most of the "basics", Barry, in very abbreviated form. I want to see more of what's new on the forum and visit with the wife, so I'll let DRB chime in with any details I have omitted or errors that have slipped by me. Barry, I wish you were my next door neighbor! I think we could get a lot more done, alot more easily!!! --RJ-- |
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BWThomas
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Your work is ABSOLUTELY ASTOUNDING Barry!!! I am totally envious, as it has been years since I have had the sort of time I would like to have to "play" with my computer like I used to, to accomplish things like you are doing now! |
Thanks RJ, I enjoy doing this stuff, so it is easy for me. been doing it for 15 years. But I still don't have the time to do all that I want to do because I keep finding new things, like this new found interest in old pipes.
| LokoMac8 wrote: |
Gee whiz! I can help you out on most of your requests, but limited spare time that I get won't allow me to "keep up" with your goals or accomplishments! I have quite a few old ads (but they are larger than my scanner as DRB might have related), and I have quite a few photos of close-up detail of stampings and what have you. All stuffed away, somewhat disorganized, for the many "projects" I have been piddling around with for what seems like years -- with very little "progress". |
We can get this done. I've got the graphics skills, you and others here have the knowledge. You be the customer. Tell me what you would like to have hanging on your wall, what booklets or charts you'd like to have. Give me the raw material from which to build this stuff. I'll pick your brain and get it down on paper.
A large scanner isn't required. Just scan the charts in sections 8-1/2 x 11 at a time. Use post-it notes to mark the sections so I can easily reassemble the image. If you have Adobe Acrobat and the ability to create PDFs, then send them in high quality PDFs, this reduces the size of the file. If you don't have the PDF capability, you can just upload the jpeg images to my Photobucket. And it that doesn't work, there are other options. ftp upload...etc.
Oh...if I were your next door neighbor, you'd probably have more space on those pipe racks.
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