i'm on the other side of this issue. restoration obviously is not
unique to posters. great works of art, oil paintings of the masters for
example have restoration done form time to time. As to posters i
agree smudges and minor tears should be left alone but if i owned
an expensive king kong poster missing kongs head i would have it
restored rather than try to convince my freinds that this is a great
piece because that's how it left the theater. As to linen or paper
backing, if you are the type of collector that wants to display
and admire ypur posters, which i think most do, backing is the way to
go. If most of your posters are in drawers or bags and your
thinking about selling them, then let the next owner do what they
want. i also think a lobby card is a different animal than a one
1 sheet. Most can be handled without worry of further dammage, but take
an old tightly folded one sheet and open it and i'm sure most of you
have experienced the frusteration of unfolding it and adding a new tear
or extending a tear on a fold line.
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Date: 04/15/2007 04:06PM
Subject: Re: [MOPO] When ARE lobby cards going to be "slabbed" anyway?
it is illogical to own a linen mounted poster that looks better in 2007 than it did in the theatre's fingerprint-stained glass showcase in 1944.i have always been willing to pay more for unbacked items. since bruce started this post, i will give him credit for selling tons of one sheets that were backed WITHOUT resoration. i have one sheets from him that were backed, but no restoration so they are NOT offensive!!!! last week bruce had all unrestored one sheets, of which they got premium prices because of that condition. i was outbid!!! the week before, some of his "restored" pieces seem to have sold low. the trend is for unrestored. most of bruce's consignors are probably from the old days, with those collectors backing everything. bruce is one of the few that explain pre-restoration condition, but that seems to be demanded now.of course, i have a few linen pieces, and sell them when i find their unrestored cousin.want a perfect CASABLANCA? buy the repro for ten dollars!!!ALWAYS, UNRESTORED!!! leave the damn stain, its okay, its character. (missing pieces are offensive, but that defect is NEVER cured with added paper.).........and, linen isn't great either!!!! how many people complain about their linen having crimps, wrinkles, becoming brittle, yellow, etc. ....and then, some compalin if there isnt 2 inches of extra linen on each side.ALWAYS..............UNRESTORED!!!!michael
