Diane,
Now see, I never knew that --I always assumed that when lobby cards were
restored they were deacidified the same way a one sheet is -- soaked in
a chemical bath to neutralize the acid naturally present in the original
paper. I had no idea y'all were stripping off the back layer of card
stock and replacing it with new card stock.
If that has been the "common and acceptable" practice for a long time,
it's a wonder we haven't had a lot more fake lobby cards -- since the
even authentic original cards which have been restored have had their
original back paper replaced, you've removed the easiest, surest way of
telling if the card is authentic -- i.e., its original card stock paper.
So, now... well, looking at it honestly and impartially... I have to
wonder how many fake expensive lobby cards have been slipped into
people's collections over the years? I mean, if you can't use the back
of the card check its authenticity, well, heck, the front layer is easy
to reproduce extremely well with modern technology. And given the
relative small size of lobby cards compared to other poster sizes, it a
lot cheaper to do -- so this sort of high-end lobby card fakery could
have been going on for quite some time now.
Seems the more we learn the worse things sound.
Diane Jeffrey wrote:
Sue
When working with window cards, we remove the back layer card stock,
this way the poster can be cleaned, washed and deacidified, which also
results in removing any creasing/folds. We back it then with a layer
of acid free masa paper, same stuff used in linenbacking. A lot of
window cards have been trimmed at the top, this then allows us to add
the missing paper, making it to size. Card stock is then adhered to
the masa, repairs are made, touched up, etc.
If you look at my first post about the Dracula, I mentioned the fact
that there was a layer of something on the back. To me, it looked
like the poster had been backed to card stock, cardboard or
"something" and when it was pulled off, a layer remained, giving it a
"fuzzy" (term I used on NSGE) feel. So we removed what we could on
that, washed and linenbacked it.
So to answer your question, you are absolutely right, it is possible,
and just might be what happened with the Dracula poster.
Diane
Studio C
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