hey dario,
i agree with many of your thoughts you presented; well said. it is
true that we are all temporary caretakers, no matter what we collect
or own. what we all really pay is a long term rental for our items,
no matter what they are. unless the item (whatever it is) gets
damaged or destroyed somehow, it will outlast any of us who are
caring for it now.
i would like to say this...i agree with you on restoration and
conservation done by restorers that are competent are know what they
are doing. those that don't can make these fine pieces worse,
especially if the work done cannot be reversed or corrected by
someone in the know. i speak from first hand experience here, in los
angeles, when i had some work done by an individual which turned out
to be sloppy and sub par. the thing is-- i was referred to this
"restorer" so it wasn't as tho i blindly picked a name out of the
phone book.
luckily, i was able to have this "carelessness" taken care of by
someone who knows his craft well.
be diligent, do your homework, and we all will end up with wonderful
looking items that otherwise might have been ravaged by the passage
of time. good restoration saves; bad restoration defaces and can
destroy.
once again, just my 2ยข worth.
cheers.
jeff
On Jul 16, 2008, at 11:45 AM, Dario Casadei wrote:
Hi Bruce et All,
Tape is definitely not restoration and Sean's listing was correct
stating "It is completely unrestored" As well as pointing out the
two tape bits which is considered a defect.
P 90 Archival tape is great to keep tears from extending and
perfectly safe to use, still I would not call it restoration.
Us restorers hate tape! It must be removed prior to backing a
poster, you can't back a poster with tape on the back. It can be a
very sticky situation and further damage can accure before all tape
and residue has been removed.
Michael calls linen backing it, hiding a tear, I call it conserve
and restore a Vintage Movie poster from sustain any further damage.
I can't help to feel a bit sour, listening to Michale's unrepentant
and anal views about Conservation and Restoration, week in week out!
As a temporary caretaker, it is your responsibility to take good
care of your collection, to make sure it will not deteriorate.
Posters were never printed on quality paper since they were ment to
be trown away after use.
I can't speak for Bruce but when I read <<< "As to the poster's
condition, it was really not too bad, and could be easily corrected
through linenbacking (although as we have all learned, that is to
be avoided at all costs!).">>>
I said "Ha ha!! cheeky, Yes, we are reminded every week how bad it
is!! and if you are a dealer and have a poster backed or in your
inventory, most likely you are up to no good. I would feel very
insulted if I was a dealer.
Seriously, Shame on you, Dude.
sincerely,
dario.
Bruce Hershenson wrote:
I was perusing Sean's fine listings Sunday, and I placed a bunch
of bids, but lost them all (shouldn't I have won some since the
economy is down?).
But I noticed that on one card Sean wrote, "It is completely
unrestored" and later noted, "There are two small tape repairs on
the back".
This might have simply been a mistake on Sean's part (easy to make
when selling so much), but I wondered if he (and the rest of you)
possibly don't consider clear tape on the back of a card (which
may well have been put there decades ago) to be "restoration".
And (in the spirit of the great buyers premium debate), does it
matter if there is a single piece of tape, or many? Does the kind
of tape used matter? Does it matter if it has yellowed? Does it
matter if it has bled through to the front, even the littlest bit?
Does it matter if it is brown paper tape, which was not put for
any restoration purpose (many exchanges and theaters used to turn
four cards of a lobby set in one direction and four in the other
direction and then use paper tape to hold all eight together, so
that two cards would each have two pieces of brown paper tape on
the back).
And most importantly of all, does size matter (does it matter if
the tape is say, 6 inches or 9 inches in length)?
Bruce
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