My Abraham Lincoln Mrs Bixby Replica Letter - Paper Prop

azheat01

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A few days ago I was watching Saving Private Ryan again and I had an idea when the Bixby letter scene came up. Despite the debated origins of the letter and reported inaccuracies, as a veteran myself (not of WWII of course, I served in the 90s), that scene and the symbolism of the letter resonates with me. It's one of my favorite all time movie scenes. I wanted to try my hand at a replica letter.

This is what I came up with. I am not real good with paper props, but I really like how it turned out. I printed it on some beige cotton bond paper and printed the text and weathering in two separate passes. It's hard to see, but I distressed it a little by folding, creasing, etc. It still needs a little more work, and I want to age the edges more. The font is not perfect, but I think it can pass for the period.

I am going to frame it, put it in a shadow box or something, and hang it in my office. What do you think?

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Interesting seeing that - thanks for sharing.

I couldn't remember but after digging though my props I discovered that I've still got one as well:

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Regards

MARK
 
Very nice, and thanks for the ideas. I think I am going to mess with this some more, maybe try a few different paper types and tone down the aging effect on the paper. Thanks for the input!
 
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