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Re: Ink on Leather
Kathleen,
I passed along your question to a professional leather
restorer I know in Canada, and his response was
"Most ink removers that I
have used have not worked very well if at all and often make things worse.
I would suggest referring this one to Roger
Koh info@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx who claims
to have developed a good ink remover and more importantly specializes in leather
clothing which I do very little of. The other option is to find a local leather
book restorer (see http://www.hewit.com/booklink.htm) as
these people not only have leather skills but also have experience with antique
leather and inks." -Tony Wheelwright
Another thought: is the waistband something you
could turn inside-out? Perhaps you could read the impression from the
writing implement from the reverse side, maybe holding it up to a light
source.
Also, some inks phosphoresce under different black
lights... if the writing was done in a different ink than the scribbling, then
it might stand out under different wavelengths of light. Might be worth a
try anyway.
Hope that helps!
Regards,
Debbie
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Deborah Lema
Research and Education
Racine Industries, Inc.
I would like to know if anyone has tried removing ink from leather. I have
an inscription on a leather waistband that has been written in ink and then
scribbled out in very similar, if not the same, ink. I would like to know how I
can go about deciphering the inscription. Can anyone help? The object dates from
the early to mid-nineteenth century.
Thank you,
Kathleen Daly
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