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    Restoring old photos

    It's just crazy what you can do.
    I'm in the middle of more historical research - specifically about who actually invented the cyclometer. Hint. Pallweber!
    Anyway, I'll post more about that later.
    But I like to do a little graphics work and such, so I took an article about the inventor of the GE clock:
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    Here's the article
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ID:	27669 and the actual picture I started with ....

    And using online software and image files of men in suits ..... made this:

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    I don't think men in the 1930s would have had such a relaxed look with the tie and all when getting a picture, but I took a few liberties.

    Anyway... Just thought some may be interested.
    I used

    But also online graphics editing software to get the suit on him.

    I also enhanced an image of a young Riki Wantanabe - designer of the Copal 101 (and others).


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