Last Update: 12-20-2024 13:40

Frames

It’s an odd money losing hobby, like collecting stamps, but the stamps are much bigger and one of a kind.
A room full of frames looks most awesome.

The current collection of 92 framesThe current collection of 92 frames

  • Finds from 39 different antique shops, flea markets, and online - Too much time spent wandering around
  • Crayon Portraits & photos dating somewhere between 1865 & 1925
  • 3+ generations down, people are selling their ancestors, which is odd to me, especially since physical images seem to be going extinct

Details - 68 of 92 (74%) are refurbished (r)

1 - Mustached man w/carnation (r) $25
4 - Man with lopsided hair (Pedro) 14x17 (r) $15
5 - F.S. Godfrey (r) $25
7 - Jim Hindman with turtleneck (r) $30
8 - Old woman with buttons (r) $25
9 - Man with bowtie 16x20 (r) $40
10 - Couple - woman has flat top 19.25x15.75 (r) $15
11 - Couple - woman has big hair man with bow tie 18.1x14.2 (r) $20
12 - Woman plaid neck band b&w 16x20 (r) $40
13 - Confirmation one girl 16x20 (r) $20
14 - Confirmation two girls 16x20 (r) $20
15 - Spencer IA Family of 13 (16x20) (r) $25
16 - Oregon IL family of eight 16x20 (r) $30
17 - Standing child (man on backside) 15x23 (r) $40
20 - Baby holding rattle (r) $35
22 - Man with checkered suit 15.6x19.5 (r) $35
23 - Sitting toddler 8x10 (r) $5
25 - Wedding couple large 20x16 (r) $20
27 - Mother with 3 daughters (r) $5
28 - Worker with pork pie hat & scarf 14x17 (r) $25
29 - Woman with fringes 14x17 (r) $30
30 - Woman in 4x deep wood dark solid frame 16x20 (r) $50
31 - Woman in turtleneck light scalloped frame 16x20 (r) $40
32 - The Square-Headed Woman 16x20 (r) $50
33 - Man in wood paneling frame 16x20 (r) $35
35 - Joseph Bergling of Waukegan IL (r) $30
36 - Child standing on chair in blue dress (r) $35
37 - Pointy Mustached man 15.6x19.6 (r) $30
38 - Mustached man 16x20 (r) $45
39 - Clean shaven young man 18x22 (disassembled for refurbish) $30
40 - WWI Solider in patriotic frame (r) $40
41 - Woman looking 2 the right 16x20 (r) $30
43 - Imitation carved wood frame with mat (r) $40
44 - Man with neck beard $50
45 - Ava L. Schwensen 16X20 (r) $25
46 - Charcoal man with tie (r) $25
47 - Sister & brother in color $35
48 - Woman w/scarf - gold & silver frame 16x20 (r) $35
49 - Girl with brunette curls $35
50 - Man with beard & fabulous hair $35
51 - Crayon Portrait In Very Unique Deep Frame 12x20 (r) $50
52 - Frank R. Taylor 16x20 (r) $30
53 - Mr. Meffert (r) $30
54 - Man with misshapen head looking right (r) $20
55 - Big beard with unmatched eyes 16x20 (r) $25
57 - Wife of man with large flat cap (056) $25
58 - Child with hair brush 16x20 (r) $20
60 - WWI Soldier (r) $40
61 - Couple in oversized 4x frame 22x18 (r) $45
64 - Young man in heavy frame 16x20 (r) $65
65 - Boy in chair 16x20 (r) $50
66 - Baby portrait 16x20 (r) $45
67 - Toddler in chair (r) $35
68 - Woman in ornate wooden frame $90
71 - Hand-tinted photo in frame (r) $50
75 - James Putnam 14x17 (r) $25
76 - Diadema Putnam 14x17 (r) $25
77 - US Civil War Veteran & Wife 20x16 (r) $25
78 - Standing boy in a striped nightgown 14x20 (r) $30
79 - Blonde girl with ruffles 16x20 (r) $25
80 - Mrs. Knute Henderson (r) $30
81 - Child In Green Frame 11x15 (r) $10
82 - Baby James (1894) 16x20 (r) $40
84 - Young Man In Suit 16x20 $90
85 - Parted Hair Husband 14x17 (r) $25
86 - Parted Hair Wife 14x17 (r) $25
87 - Short Husband & Wife 16x20 $55
88 - Short Sons 16x20 (disassembled for refurbish) $55
89 - Mismatched Mustache (r) $25
93 - Alice In Her Mary Janes 10x16 (r) $30
94 - Parted Hair Young Boy (r) $25
95 - Alice & Elizabeth 16x20 (r) $25
96 - Mr. & Mrs. James Proctor 20x16 $65
98 - Barton Samuel Sutton (r) $35
99 - Oompa Loompa Boy $45
100 - Christina Roof Hall 16x20 (r) $90
101 - John Moore With Blue Eyes $35
102 - Hans & Augusta Buell (r) $40
103 - Victorian Couple (r) $40
104 - Mushroom Head Woman 16x20 $80
105 - Mushroom Head Husband 16x20 $80
107 - Pabst Farm Wife 16x20 (r) $37.5
108 - Pabst Farm Husband 16x20 (r) $37.5
109 - Short-Haired Woman In Jumbo Frame 25x29 $75
111 - Blue Eyed Baby $55
112 - Mother-In-Law $45
113 - Our Wedding $45
115 - Empty Black Oval (disassembled for refurbish) $30
116 - Young Man With Tie $30
118 - Mother With Daughters $35
119 - God Bless Our Home (MCM?) $20
120 - Family Portrait $50

All Photos On Each Wall
Young People
Bubble Glass
Unusual Images
Seen But Not Purchased Photos
Couples
Facial Hair
Men With Hats
Names Probably Known

Refurbishment steps

  • Take apart for a thorough cleaning
  • Minor frame repairs while attempting to keep the original finish
  • High-resolution photos of both image sides (without glass glare) & just the frame
  • If there is any info on the back, documentation & online research
  • Reseal with new backboard, tape & glue
  • New hanging hardware & wire
  • Update public Google Photos album (list below) listing image details
  • Glue QR Code which links to Google Photos album for that image on the backside
  • Create vector files in Adobe Illustrator of images for a possible future project

Sold 11/15/24 (Facebook)

117 - Standing Man With Short Tie (r) $35

Sold 11/10/24 (Facebook)

114 - Empty Gold Decorative Oval (r) $35

Sold 11/6/24 (Facebook)

3 - Amelia Fremlin (r) $15

Sold 10/12/24 (Facebook)

6 - David Russell Gray with 2 puppies (r) $15

Accidentally Damaged 9/13/24 (Frame tossed, Image Kept)

62 - Girl with blonde curls 16x20 (r) $0

Image Sold 8/24/24 (Flea Market)

106 - Wavy Hair Couple (r) $20

Sold 8/16/24 (Facebook)

110 - Victorian Print 2 Girls With Collie $30

Sold 7/31/24 (Facebook)

19 - Woman with cross necklace (r) $35
21 - Redhead twin infants (r) $25
26 - Woman gold ornate frame (r) $45
91 - Mother & Child (r) $55

Sold 7/29/24 (Facebook)

42 - Papa Klint & 2 daughters - metal frame (r) $30
56 - Man with large flat cap and mustache $25
90 - Stetson & Cigar (r) $30
92 - Woman With Lace Collar (r) $55

Sold 7/10/24 (Facebook)

34 - Marriage Cert 1899 - Carl Ludvig Jessen 15x20 (r) $15

Sold 5/12/24 (Flea Market)

97 - It’s My Bouquet! (r) $35

Sold 5/10/24 (Facebook)

73 - Husband with beard & bow tie 16x20 (r) $55
74 - Wife of beard & bow tie (073) 16x20 (r) $55

Sold 4/6/24 (Facebook)

18 - Stanley & Anna Skinprirski (r) $30

Sold 10/7/23 (Flea Market)

24 - Wedding couple sideways oval (r) $25
69 - Grey haired woman in light frame (r) $30
70 - Siblings with blue background (r) $25
72 - Redhead toddler in patriotic frame (r) $20

Sold 9/16/23 (Flea Market)

2 - Man straight on with tie (r) $25
59 - Man with bow tie (r) $25
63 - B&W woman with ribbed dress in gold frame (r) $35
83 - Gabriel Barney Smith & Kids 16x20 (r) $30