The paper stock on the lobbies appears to be a slightly heavier weight, but I would say it almost surely came from the same source, and that the lobbies and inserts were likely printed by the same printer.
Wouldn't it be cool if that printer could be located? Anyone have a Rochester Yellow Pages? Bruce On Fri, May 29, 2009 at 6:44 AM, Paul Gerrard <[email protected]> wrote: > Bruce, > > Very good info from you and Phils (both Phil E and Phil W!) on the subject > of lobby cards over past few days. > You mention that the minty white lobbies are glossy on the back. It > occurred to me that the minty white inserts also have a glossy back. Do you > think it could be exactly the same paper stock in both cases? If so, maybe > another pointer to a common source. > > Paul > > In a message dated 29/05/2009 11:47:49 GMT Daylight Time, > [email protected] writes: > > There are also of course the "minty white sets", which are printed on a > paper that appears to be a similar weight to some real lobbies, but they are > glossy on the back in a way real ones never are. And the "minty white sets", > which run from the 1960s to the present are almost all printed on exactly > the same odd sort of paper, as though they were printed within a short time > of each other, and not 40 years apart. Maybe Professor Powers can explain > this? > > Bruce > > > Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com > ___________________________________________________________________ How to > UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: > [email protected] In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF > MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content. > > Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___________________________________________________________________ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: [email protected] In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content.
