Ives restoration

Seafoid,

You're asking a very good question. I can only think of two off-hand. The first being a fellow forumite, known as "hojack". The second being fellow tinplater, Chris Lonero. I hope this helps.

Thanks Pappy. Hojack and Chris, if you see this post and have any interest in this project, or are looking for some details my e-mail is seafoid@aol.com.

thank you Pappy for the vote of confidence.  But what restoration I have done, has been just my own pieces... I'm happy with the results and run them on my layout, but I don't consider my skills to be professional grade by any means.  I'm not sure I'd feel confident enough to tackle vintage Ives that should be done 'right'.

I know Joe Mania does professional restorations, his work is always completely authentic and top quality.

These folks, TTRP,  look promising, although I have never actually worked with them on anything.

I have purchased some vintage Ives from "nighthawk" here on the forum, which had been restored by Hobby Horse,  and although again I have not worked with them myself, I can say that the restorations they did are absolutely top notch.

I don't know if Chris Lonero has done any work for others, and I have not seen his work up close, but I must say that the restorations he has posted here on the forum are quite brilliant.  I would say the same of Steve Eastman's work.  The before-and-after pictures both these guys post are jaw-dropping.

Thanks for the leads hojack. I know that this is the place to come for useful information.

Thank you for the kind words guy's. I do restorations for my own projects but occasionally I might sell a piece if have done. I have about 4 projects waiting on the back burner now I need to find the time for.