Grandma’s Jewelry Box Restoration - Mysterious Document Inside!

In this restoration video, I restored a beautiful jewelry box that belonged to my grandma. More about the restoration and the jewelry box: I recently chatted with my mom about my restoration projects, and she remembered that we have my grandmother’s jewelry box at home. I completely forgot about it, so I asked her to send it to me; I live in another country. Done and done, she sent me my grandmother’s jewelry box to restore it. The restoration process went well, with no significant problems. It was only a tough decision whether to nickel/silver plate it again (not sure exactly what was on the surface) or to leave the brass and copper surface exposed, but in the end, I decided to have it mirror-polished. For me, It looks much more attractive that way and practical as long as you can see yourself when you open the lid. The surface was chemically secured against corrosion, so it will stay this way for years. I’m happy with how it turned out, and I hope you will like it too! 😀 I had a roller coaster of emotions working on this project, one at hand because I was restoring something that belonged to someone very dear to me, and two at hand was the moment I discovered the document I received from my grandfather’s sister’s husband. I knew his name and that he had not returned from the war. It was hard enough to keep from crying. I had spent many summers at my grandmother’s house, and she told me a little of his story. They lived next door. His wife was sick, and as far as I know, I was three months old when she died. My grandmother told me she found her lying by the stove, and I was in her arms. God forgive them! . UPDATE: Meanwhile, I found out what the engraving from the copper lid stands for. It is engraved a famous painting called L’Accordée de Village, a painting by the French artist Jean-Baptiste Greuze, first exhibited at the 1761 Salon, where it was unanimously praised by the critics, notably by Diderot. It was the first example of the ’moral painting’ genre, to which Greuze often returned. It is now in the Louvre Museum in Paris. More on the discovered document: I did my best to translate awesome this document that I discovered in the box; it was hard to understand absolutely everything because I needed to get used to this kind of calligraphy. Here is the translation: Certificate We, the mayor of the village Timisesti from the region Boroaia, County Falticeni, motivated by the registered request at N871/927 that was addressed to us by Mr. Grigore N. Sarbu from this village, certify that the aptly named enjoys good behavior in society - For which I have issued this certificate. 1927 September 7 It remained a mystery to me why he needed such a document and why my grandmother kept it hidden. I might also do a test to see if the red stains are from blood or just ink or, who knows, maybe dye from the velvet?! This is so awesome and precious for my family and me! After telling my mother about my discovery, she searched in the family album and found two pictures of him, which I showed you in the video. The one that he was dressed as a soldier was his last sign; he had mobilized in the gendarmerie company somewhere in the north of Romania, Botosani. The last time we received a signal from him was that day. He was a sergeant in the army. Yes, folks, that was a pretty hard restoration project till the end; I felt overwhelmed by emotions, but at the same time, happy and intrigued by this mysterious document. I hope you will enjoy the video and appreciate my willingness to share these sensitive moments with you! Also, remember to subscribe to take advantage of upcoming restoration projects! Cheers, Johnny! Support my work on: Patreon: or Become a channel member: or Buy my Awesome Merch: #restoration #restorationvideos #jewelrybox