Why Preserve | Old or Antique Cars | Household Goods | Arts and Antiques | Damaged Property | Historic Architecture
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Before and After Preservation of Arts and Antiques
They restore fine pieces of art for museums don’t they?
![restoration before and after Infantry Monument at the Antietam National Battlefield in Pennsylvania](https://i0.wp.com/www.lottalivin.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/b4_statue-300x227-300x227.jpg?resize=465%2C352&ssl=1)
Melt down that old corroded piece of junk. You can get money for the scrap metal! Infantry Monument at the Antietam National Battlefield in Pennsylvania. image courtesy National Park Service
![restoration before and after 19th Century poster advertising Buffalo Bill Cody's "Wild West" Show](https://i0.wp.com/www.lottalivin.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/b4_bill1-300x201-300x201.jpg?resize=465%2C312&ssl=1)
It’s a pretty picture, but hasn’t it lost its value now that it is all wrinkled and torn? 19th Century poster advertising Buffalo Bill Cody’s “Wild West” Show. image courtesy of www.theartofrestoration.com
![restoration before and after 19th Century poster advertising Buffalo Bill Cody's "Wild West" Show](https://i0.wp.com/www.lottalivin.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/b4_bill2-300x203-300x203.jpg?resize=464%2C315&ssl=1)
restoration before and after 19th Century poster advertising Buffalo Bill Cody’s “Wild West” Show
![restoration before and after Civil war coronet](https://i0.wp.com/www.lottalivin.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/b4_trumpet-256x300-256x300.jpg?resize=465%2C545&ssl=1)
What? You can’t play that old piece of junk. Civil war coronet. image courtesy excelsiorcornetband.com
![restoration before and after Madonna Artwork](https://i0.wp.com/www.lottalivin.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/b4_madonna-300x218-300x218.jpg?resize=465%2C338&ssl=1)
How long has that ugly old statue been sitting out in the garden anyway? Madonna Artwork. image courtesy www.framemuseums.org
Give Preservation a Chance!
So put it all together and yes, you can have historic restoration of old or neglected buildings. All it takes is a little optimism on your part and belief in the preservationists that can envision the end result.