Thread: Adventures in Restoration

So I'm unpinning an early 1800's Frenchie with a pin vice because I need to save the collars. Would have been nice to save the scales but they're just too far gone. I've got a nice centered hole that's getting deeper and deeper, but the collars not getting loose. Not wanting wo widen the hole and risk damage to the collar, I decided to give the pin a good thump with a drift. As I had hoped the pin sheared and the blade and collars were freed. I removed the drift a little too quickly and the collar sailed through the air and into a toy box! I carefully removed the larger toys on top and realized that the box was filled with Match Box and Thomas the Train cars! The train cars have magnets on either side so the search was very meticulous. 40 minutes later I found my 200 year old collar, unharmed, ON THE FLOOR NEXT TO THE TOY BOX!!!