HELLO,CAME HERE FOR HELPFUL INFO BEFORE SO I THOUGHT I WOULD GIVE ER ANOTHER GO. I AM A COLLECTOR OF MOSTLY THINGS VINTAGE THAT CATCH MY EYE. I RECENTLY DISCOVERED A COUPLE OF TANNED HIDES THAT I BELIEVE ARE ELK.THE PERSON WAS 90 YEARS OLD AND HAD THEM ROLLED UP FOR MANY YEARS AND STASHED AWAY.MY REASON FOR ASKING IS THEY BOTH STILL HAVE A GOOD AMOUNT OF LIFE IN THEM BUT ARE PRETTY DRY AND BEGINNING TO BREAK AROUND THE EDGES AND A COUPLE OF PLACES HERE AND THERE.THEY HAVE WONDERFUL OIL PAINTING OF NATIVE AMERICAN INDIANS IN CANOES AND PADDLING AROUND ON THE HUNT AND I MEAN NICE ,A REAL FIND.MY QUESTION IS: IS THERE ANYTHING I CAN DO TO REFRESH THE HIDES SO THEY WON'T DETERIORATE ANYMORE? THEY ARE WORTH THE EFFORT! TANNED BOTH SIDES AND SMOOTH BUT DRY DRY BUT GOOD LIFE YET,GOT EM JUST IN TIME. CAN I PRESERVE THIS WORK THAT I WOULD THINK WAS DONE BETWEEN LATE 20'S -MID 40,S...OK, TOSS ME SOME IDEAS FOLKS WE HAVE A MISSION!SORRY FOR SUCH A LONG QUESTION..EMAIL IS FINE-CURLY54@SBCGLOBAL.NET
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