The Oak Mirror & a History Lesson
I had no idea that there was a history lesson waiting inside of this mirror when it was gifted to me by my Fairy Godmother. It was mentioned a few weeks ago , so let's get to it, shall we? The mirror showed up on my front porch with lots of chipping blue paint. It actually flaked off with a touch of a fingernail and I could see it was made of oak. Here's a close-up of the design at the top: I knew I had to get rid of that paint and show-off the wood, so I started to dismantle the back to remove the mirror. There was some wire for hanging and very old paper that flaked right off. Once that was removed, I could see some tiny nails that held a piece of cardboard in place. With a pair of pliers, I carefully removed those, lifted the cardboard off the back, tossed it on the floor, and continued to remove tiny nails. There were SO many and they were all dropped onto that piece of cardboard. I scooped up the paper f...