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LOOKING FOR AFACE PLATE REPLACEMENT FOR IT .THE ONE I HAVE IS FADED. I WOULD LIKE TO REFINISH IT .IT'S IN WORKING ORDER.    THANKS GENE  PS ITS WAS MADE BY HANSON BROTHERS OF CHICAGO.

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Thanks for your question,

  I'm sorry to say I do not know of anyone who makes replacement faceplates. A suggestion would be to contact someone who restores clock faces. They may be willing to do this dial. It would require hand painting. Another idea would be to scan it and use like the paint program to duplicate it. Print to a heavy paper and glue to a sutable backing and install. If you want to try the second idea,BE SURE to save the origional one in a safe place. To everyone who looks at this, if you change anything on an old piece, like hardware,always save the old pieces even if broken or missing some. That way it can be restored to origional if you find the missing pieces or want to sell it.
 Good Luck with the project,
   Rob
 www.andersonsrestorations.com

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