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From: "Buckshot" <>
Subject: Re: [OHMIAMI] Gravestove Photography
Date: Tue, 9 Oct 2007 22:16:33 -0400
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Ray,

This is NOT PERMITTED in many cemeteries as the rubbing can cause further
wear and tear on the all ready degraded lettering.

One cemetery I read about in another state, maybe PA, I just don't remember
any longer, would ONLY permit it by provable relatives. Basically you were
taking responsibility for damage and repairs.

Buckshot

----- Original Message -----
From: "RAY FRIESS" <>
To: <>; <>
Sent: Tuesday, October 09, 2007 9:33 PM
Subject: Re: [OHMIAMI] Gravestove Photography


> My cousin used another technique on a faded tombstone that worked very
> well.
> Afterwards he even photographed the result and it is clearly readable.
> Get some paper similar to butcher paper or large white paper .. maybe like
> that that you unroll over long tables before a banquet. Put it over the
> face of the tombstone .. maybe by taping it or another method to hold it
> in place. Then do a rubbing. Use a charcoal pencil or something similar
> to that ... has to be large enough to be able to rub it over the paper
> over the tombstone. The faded carving will stand out and you will be able
> to read it on the paper.
>
> Think of it as a larger scale operation like putting a paper over a penny
> and then rubbing a pencil lead over it ... only you use something larger
> than a pencil to rub over the paper on the tombstone.
>
> As I said, he photographed the result and the tombstone words are very
> readable...
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: pam holeton<mailto:>
> To: <mailto:>
> Sent: Tuesday, October 09, 2007 3:44 PM
> Subject: Re: [OHMIAMI] Gravestove Photography
>
>
> Well, flour is the only thiung I have been told that I am permitted to
> use. no water, no soft brushes.....nothing but flour. Only thing to
> remeber when using flour, is wear a glove. The first time I used flour to
> rub on with my bare hand.....I got a very raw hand....it hurt!
>
> <mailto:> wrote: Hello folks,
> I have read several web sites about protecting gravestones and or phot
> ographing them. All of them say that you should not put anything on a
> gravestone. The only thing I have seen is using water (distilled is
> recommended) and a
> soft brush. Other than that you can trim the grass/weeds and then use a
> mirror to direct sunlight at the correct angle to assist with
> reading/photographing the gravestone. Lots of methods like flour, baby
> powder, cleaning
> solutions, rubbings, etc do not appear to cause any problems or damage.
> But, the
> experts say that all will cause the gravestone to be damaged (unreadable)
> sooner
> than if they were never applied. So, I have opted to never use or apply
> or
> attach anything to any of the gravestones that I have photographed. I
> find that
> if I can read the gravestone I can take a digital picture that shows the
> witting even clearer.
>
> Good luck,
> Dave
>
>
>
>
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