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Man your little girl is adorable. Seems very smart too! Raising them right sir!

Leave it like he did it in ‘52

Keep the original mount.

8:39.......anybody else see a resemblance to klinger? 😂

Preserve it

You should leave it

o familie model ! succes in continuare.

Inlay the og board in a nicer backer

Let it be.

I suggest mount the existing mount onto a new hand made timber mount, you could do it as a project and then you have your original as well as your modern ...

Leave it. my vote

Changing an antique ruins it

For sure put it in the house

As your Grandmother did it, it has historical significance. Also, hung over a fireplace, it will take lots of heat and smoke. Cooler and cleaner will prolonge it's existance. You are now a museum-keeper. Thanks for showing it.

LEAVE IT

The history and the family are as important as the antlers

Leave it

I would put the mount on new wood and cut out gandads wrighting to put on the new wood what do u think ??

If you change it, try to do it without destroying anything about it. Like an incasing over the top of the wood. Maybe even do it in a way where you can still see your Grandads signature.

Your little girl is a delight, and clearly a very bright young lady. You should be proud, as I know you are. As always, thanks much for sharing. Steve

West coast guys only count 1 side on the antlers because they can’t count past 10 😁

Keep it the same

I’m a bit late but I’d consider leaving the velvet on and remounting the back board. However, cut out his hand writing and put it on the new backboard as a plaque of sorts. Cool history.

Mostly leave it. I would cut off the points of the diamond so you preserve the handwriting, and mount it to a bigger, nice piece of curly maple or something, either square, circle, or oval, with a routered edge.

Leave it

I would just clean it up gently - nothing more than that. Great story.

I would leave it as is. At most, possibly build a frame of walnut or oak to surround the original and some kind of finish to preserve Grand dads notation. Just my 2 cents...

My vote: Leave it in the original mount.... dust off, apply a finish to protect the writing. Nice trophy of historical value!

Out of nearly 100 comments, it's apparent that someone is deleting the comments from those that believe there is no value in something made by the hands of a family member. I suppose that it's technically possible that most people would agree to keep it as is, but surely there must be a small percentage, at least, that don't like family 🤔🤣🤭

Can you really make it "nicer" if it means destroying the original sentimental value? If I had something left to me, I would look after it and cherish it, NOT decide I value it to a lesser degree as it's not something I put together. If you have a lot of them then I don't see the issue, but it does wrong to dismantle something made by someone that close to you if you do actually have any sentimental value attached. I vote to keep it, not destroy it. Once it's done, it can't be undone. If you take it to bits then it will never be the original hands that put it together. Please don't eradicate that piece of history; that craftsmanship; the personal sentimental value that I'm sure it must hold.

Id definitely leave it as is.

I vote to leave the elk antlers the way your grandfather and grandmother left them. So much character and family memories.

I think you should leave it. you could coat it with some clear coat though to protect the wood and writing.

leave it original

Leave it as is

Or just add on to it.

Leave it original

Id

Leave it!! It's pretty cool. Some things are ment to stay the same unless they have reached the point of no return. And it actually looks interesting, even more than a more professional mounting.

Without the plaque the antlers have no history. Leave it.

Leave it

Clear coat it only its family history have a blessed day.

I’m from Oklahoma, it would be nice to harvest a creature of that caliber in my neck of the woods.

That's a 70 year patina and it matches the antler. Leave it as it. Great story all around.

I say leave it alone. You wouldn't take an all-original 1964 Mustang and drop a 327 in it, would you? No...you would leave it original. Same with this.

I say leave it as is.

I would leave the mount as it is it gives it character

Keep it original

Cut out your granddads writing and remount it..

Leave it the way it is

anybody else think the thumb nail was an older general sam or am I the only one

Keep it on the old mount. Maybe a polyurethane finish to keep your grandads original handwriting. Redo the felt ONLY if/when it needs it.

Definitely leave it...

LEAVE IT AS IS!

Redo it refinish it but with some Howards. If The writing is just a marker or something carefully trace it with a wood burning iron so you can sand it without fear of removing it.

As is on a second mount displaying granddad's glory and the story

Leave the original mount together but place it as an insert into a nicer piece of wood.

leave it alone, but a try at cleaning is in order

Leave as is -- it is awesome!

Change the mount.

Your NOT seriously considering removing your Grandfathers first elk mount from the (yes dated and tacky) marine plywood that is INTEGRAL to the mount itself because your grandfather wrote on it in HIS OWN HAND! *Do absolutely NOTHING other than cleaning to that prized* 1950s *classic home style mount that even your NANA handiwork is evident on* Find somewhere appropriate to display it but do not “UPDATE” that unique piece of your history it will NEVER have the same allure if you do.

Leave it original!

Leave the original mount alone. Its perfect 👌

Leave it it’s perfect

I say leave it as is.

leave it as is and mount the whole thing to something a little more attractive. good conversation piece.

Leave it as it. Enjoy the memories

Leave the mount as your Grandfather left it. Personally I don't think you could improve upon the original mount much.

Leave it original. It's Family history.

leave it as is it has history

Leave the original board and velvet. Maybe you could add nice trim, or a frame around the board to make it look nicer and add your own touch to it.

Leave it as is

Leave it!

If for no other reason than your obvious reverence for your grandparents, keep it and preserve it as it is.

Leave it original. You’ll appreciate it more.

Leave it as it is

Beautiful.

Leave it.

The Sweetloaf is more articulate than I was at her age. You guys have done a good job so far.

Leave it like it is.

leave it is my first thought

I’d keep it original.

If it's not too late - I'm another to leave it as is, or mount it as is on another mount under it, but keep the original whichever. Fun story!

I'm in Alabama and the men in my family and friends would be soooooo proud to have that, especially since ur grandfather shot it and ur grandmother handmade that piece on it, I would attatch a beautiful larger piece of wood to the back of it and hang it above the fireplace, that way it would be a focal point in the living room and u can tell all about ur grandparents and the history of it, hunting is a big thing in the south, because u learn how to provide food for ur family and u mount the horns to show other people that u know how to do that, plus ur grandfather I'm sure lv'd telling the story and I know ur grandmother was also very proud of him because I know that probably provided enough meat for them and their neighbors. I would be so proud to own it and display it. U have alot of wood working tools, I know u & Mrs. W could find a beautiful peice of wood to attach it to, thanks for the story. Yall have a blessed night 🙏💖🌹🇺🇸😊*

Leave it for sure

Don't change a thing . leave it as is.

Leave it like fine patina on a untouched classic car!

Leave it as is

Use the original mount but place it on your own hand made solid wood plaque. Best of both

I love the original mount because it looks beautiful and it reflects the time in which it was made by your grandad and your nana, Cody. Ahh nice to see the Sweetloaf telling her papa to grow back your beard! I just came back from visiting my dad and I thought how wonderful he looks and I couldn’t quite figure out why he looked so much younger until I got back home. Then I remembered how he used to have a beard but dad didn’t keep it trimmed. Dad asked his wife to give him a shave and he looked like what I always saw him when I was still at home as a child! My dad always reminded me of Clark Gable in the old movies.👍

keep it original

It always seems like your dad or grandad has done everything in the world no matter what topic you are on your grandad has done it or your dad did it

I think your grandfather would be pleased with knowing that you've kept something like that for so long and are still telling his story this far removed from when it happened. With that said, if you want to remount them, what I'd suggest is to cut out the signature part, perhaps add a small frame around that piece, then reattach it to a new mount, and if possible, reuse the velvet either fully or in part, in the new design. I honestly don't think that your grandfather or grandmother would have any problems with you improving on the mount one bit. However, I do think that you should try to incorporate as much of the history from the original into the new design as you can reasonably do.

leave it alone it is part of the provenance of the piece, I said provenance because I figured you'd use that word....haha.

Leave it. Clean it up and leave it as is. The memories are worth it.

Honor your grandad, leave it alone!

I would make a backplate(Wood) to match the colour and size of horns(in perspective not real size), then fit the original in it covering the holes but keep the handwriting, so it looks ballanced out fitted to a wall. On 2nd thoughts the backplate can just be mounted around the original one to complete the look and ballance, then you have not touched the original.

leave it! not only does the elk tell a story but so does the mount! i think it would be awesome

leave it; Save the story with the horns.

I've seen people who could take a picture of the writing and transfer it to a plaque. I'd do that, and keep Grandma's upholstery and put it on something nicer with Grandpa's writing embossed on a brass plaque.