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Keepsakes repaired, restored and proudly exhibited can be commemoratives, trophies, talismans and icons. Don't confuse the reality of immortality with the immortality of reality: one is between you and your preacher, and the other is between you and your preservationist.
Montclair, New Jersey, USA
Telephone (973) 783-5333
Where the Soul Meets Deja Vu |
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K E E P S A K E..C H R O N I C L E S
Romancing The Past Stories
June is "Family Heritage and Heirloom Month"
J.
Rickford, curator of Poor Richard's Restorations*, opened his studio in 1970.
Originally, "the shop" was equipped to do furniture stripping and
refinishing. Over the years services have expanded to include our exclusive
and unique Commemorative Restorationssm,
as well as accurate preservation, conservation, period restoration practices
and documentation. Our expertise includes providing forensic testimony and investigating
conflicts in art and storage issues.
Over a number of years, study in the People's Republic of China, Russia, Israel,
Greece, France, England, Cuba and the United States has enabled Rickford to
expand his atelier's capabilities even further. Poor Richard's Restorations
can now preserve Russian objets d'art, Chinese pieces dating back to the Ming
and Qing Dyniasties and other cultural, period, tribal and ethnographical pieces
and collections from most parts of the world.
"Preservation plays an important role in reminding us of how the past has helped
shape our lives today, and offers insight into our values and visions for tomorrow."
Rickford's
philosophy brings history to light, especially vital in this age of automation and
disposable goods. His stewardship respects historical value. His inspired imagination can
create intimate pieces which not only preserve the provenance, but reveal the special
nostalgia and intrinsic meaning for the client, thereby linking reality with sentiment,
the past with the present -- awakening a glow which we know as Midnight Rainbow TM.
Rickford makes a point of sharing his ideas, priorities and approach to his craft with
others, and often speaks and makes presentations before business and civic groups and
professional organizations.
Poor Richard's occupies its own specially equipped building in Montclair, N.J., which
Rickford designed and built in 1984. The company has a faculty of approximately twenty
highly skilled artisans, craftsmen, technicians and specialists.
If you want to go to our gallery
showcasing over 100 photos of our most diverse work, click here.
*Name borrowed from Poor Richard's Almanac, published from 1733 to
1758 by Ben Franklin, whose wit and genius, though rooted in the past, are timeless.
| Thomas Edison's first production model phonograph made in 1878. TO HEAR a unique serenading message click here. |  |
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Check out our proposal for a NATIONAL FAMILY HERITAGE and HEIRLOOM MONTH and a keepsake heritage collection of U.S. POSTAGE STAMPS. |
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We accept various photographic and art commissions.
We accept: 
And, for something everyone can be happy about: see our
information on the Patrimony Tax Credit!
