Re: Re: Re: how to understand

Posted by Aaron on June 05, 2001 at 16:35:04 from (63.162.94.26):

In Reply to: Re: Re: how to understand posted by nomad on June 05, 2001 at 15:55:04:

Ths is an interesting topic. Have you ever watched the Antiques Road Show? People bring in items that they think are old, and worth money. Every once in a while someone will bring in a copy. The copy may be perfect to the original in every way other than some little stamp on the base. But, since it's a replica (forgery, copy, etc) it is worth near nothing, when it's original may be worth thousands. People can walk a fine line when the age of the item is more important to it's value than the item itself. Your example of an exhaust manifold may be a poor one. If a new reproduction manifold looks and performs like the old one, then it will work fine. The real fun one is with collectible antuqies that serve no utilitarian purpose (paintings, ceramics, stuff like that). Then, part of what makes the original more desireable is it's rareness, the fact that it has survived for years, or decades and remained in a condition that still has some presentability (looks good on a wall or shelf). With tractors, equipment, the stuff dealt with on this board, a good copy of say, a fender, manifold, etc is perfectly acceptable. Your final question, how to tell the difference? That takes time and experience. Maybe the original was rivited and the new one is welded, the old had lesser tolerances, the new have more. Paintings may not have the original brush strokes, or scientific analysis of the paint revieal different pigments, cermaics may be more smoothed, or again different glazes etc. The telling of new from old varies widely from item to item and the people that care are the ones that know how to do it. As for us being busy, most are busy with planting, or the ones that farm are.
Aaron

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