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Faces, kept.

Old family photos restored, every face still theirs. See yours free, then frame it for Christmas.

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Restore one photo free

Lay the print flat near a window, no flash, and take a photo of it with your phone. Upload that here. In about two minutes you see it restored beside the original.

No card, no account. The preview is watermarked until you order.

A 1929 wedding in the Bronx, beforeA 1929 wedding in the Bronx, restored
June 16, 1929, the Bronx: 23 wedding guests, restored by Heirloom from a public scan. Drag to compare.
Gordon and Vera Nicholson on their wedding day, around 1940, as scanned: gray and washed outThe same wedding photo restored in black and whiteThe same wedding photo restored in color

Their wedding day, again

Gordon and Vera Nicholson, around 1940. The scan was gray and washed out. One pass brought back her veil, his uniform and both their faces. Black and white or color: both are free to see on your own photo.

Every face, checked

AI does the first pass. Then a person sets each face beside the original before anything is sent. If someone doesn't look like themselves, we redo it free or you don't pay. Here are six of the 23 guests from the 1929 wedding above.

  • The woman in round glasses
  • Curls, back row
  • The man in the bow tie
  • The boy in front
  • Far right, front row
  • Gray hair, far left
The woman in round glasses, in the 1929 scanThe woman in round glasses, restoredSecond row, holding the baby. Left, the 1929 scan; right, restored. Nothing retouched by hand.
Curls, back row, in the 1929 scanCurls, back row, restoredPearls, center of the back row. Left, the 1929 scan; right, restored. Nothing retouched by hand.
The man in the bow tie, in the 1929 scanThe man in the bow tie, restoredFront row, center. Left, the 1929 scan; right, restored. Nothing retouched by hand.
The boy in front, in the 1929 scanThe boy in front, restoredFront row, right of center. Left, the 1929 scan; right, restored. Nothing retouched by hand.
Far right, front row, in the 1929 scanFar right, front row, restoredThe speck of dust on his nose stayed; a person would have caught it. Left, the 1929 scan; right, restored. Nothing retouched by hand.
Gray hair, far left, in the 1929 scanGray hair, far left, restoredThe faintest face in the scan; faces this faint get a second look from a person. Left, the 1929 scan; right, restored. Nothing retouched by hand.

From shoebox to frame

  1. Snap the print

    Lay it flat near a window and photograph it with your phone. The original never leaves your house.

    A dark 1910 studio portrait of the Sanford family, as scanned
  2. See it free

    About two minutes later it comes back restored, beside the original. No card, no account.

    The same Sanford family portrait, restored and in color
  3. Pick the look

    Keep it black and white, or see it in the colors of its day. Both are free to look at.

    The Harris family in 1910, a glass plate with its edges and number
  4. A person checks

    Before anything goes out, each face is set beside your original by a person, not a program.

    The Harris family portrait, restored and in color
  5. Framed by Christmas

    Order the framed 8x10 by December 12 and it arrives before Christmas, ready to wrap.

    Three framed prints hanging on a pale wall
  6. Yours to keep

    The full-size file comes by email within a day. Print it for every sibling.

    Gordon and Vera Nicholson on their wedding day, restored

Pay after you see it

The restore and the preview cost nothing. You pay only for the photo you keep, after you have compared every face with your original.

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Framed prints ordered by December 12 arrive for Christmas.

Heirloom

Restored photo, full-size file
$15.00
8x10 print in a black wood frame
$30.00
Shipping in the US
incl.
Ten photos restored, $7.90 each
$79.00
Upload the other nine after paying
incl.
Black and white or color
incl.
Every face checked by a person
incl.
Redo if a face is off
free

Total$15.00$45.00$79.00

Before you order

  • Free preview in about two minutes
  • Files by email within one day
  • Frames ordered by December 12 arrive for Christmas
  • Questions: support@heirloomframe.com
What if a face doesn't look right?

Tell us which one. We redo it free, and if it still isn't them, you get your money back.

Do I have to mail you the original?

No. A phone photo works: lay the print flat near a window, turn the flash off and fill the screen with it. The original never leaves your house.

Can it fix tears, stains and fading?

Yes, that's what it does best. Very blurry faces are the hardest. If a face can't be brought back honestly, we tell you and you don't pay for it.

Black and white or color?

Your choice, and the preview shows both. Color is added by AI, so it is a careful guess at the real colors, not a record of them.

What happens to my photos?

They are used only to make your order and are deleted after 30 days. Never used in ads, never used to train AI.

Who are you?

Heirloom is run by Nadir Tech LLC, a small US company. Email support@heirloomframe.com and a person answers within a day.

The Harris family, 1910, restored and in colorThe Harris family glass plate as it was found