John,
Precisely my feelings. Considering the hobby-industry is now looking at
some $2 million or more in fake paper having been floated before anyone
noticed, I'd say it is long past time for the backers and restorers to
form a guild and establish some rules of the road. Doubt it will happen,
tho, for all kinds of reasons, some of them perfectly reasonable. For
instance, you don't go into a business like that if you aren't pretty
independent-minded and so unlikely to be inclined to go along with any
attempt to "standardize" your small owner-operated business.
-- JR
JOHN REID Vintage Movie Memorabilia wrote:
Hi Diane
Thanks for elaborating on this but I think it highlights the need for
some standards amoung linen backers/restorers ie what is and what is
not acceptable. I would not want to have a layer taken off the back of
a window card - period, but that is obviously just my opinion. If
someone buys a backed and restored window card I wonder how they would
feel if they knew that the back layer had been taken off. There have
been some high end window cards at major auctions that have had
extensive restoration. I guess that the same process of removing the
back layer may have been used with some of these items.
I fully understand that clients often want their posters to be
restored to near perfect condition but I think it might be time to
start setting some industry standards.
Regards
John
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----- Original Message -----
*From:* Diane Jeffrey <mailto:dianejeff...@roadrunner.com>
*To:* MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU
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*Sent:* Sunday, September 27, 2009 10:13 AM
*Subject:* [MOPO] Profiles in History...question
John -
I really understand your question here and concern. Let me try to
elaborate a bit more.
Window cards are made of a layer of very thin paper that the
poster is printed on. This paper is adhered to the card stock,
giving it that thickness. The really old window cards are usually
pretty beaten up. As I said they have been trimmed, but also very
dirty, moldy, and with the paper being acidic, turning brown,
faded, bug infestation, etc, etc. The only way to properly treat
all of the above problems, is to remove the backing, and treat the
poster paper by washing, deacidifying, treating mold etc., just
like a one sheet is treated and then backed. You have to treat
all of the issues to properly preserve the paper, so that it will
survive the years to come. To my knowledge, this is the best way
to do this. I know of no way to accomplish this by treating the
thick card, there is no assurance that water, chemicals, etc will
penetrate the thick card, you would have to leave it in solutions
way too long, and the paper would start to disintegrate.
Adhering a layer of acid free paper and card stock, to me, does
not seem to compromise the integrity of the card, but I suppose
that can be debated.
If Dario, or anyone else has anything to add, that would be
great. We are always looking for the best way to treat and
preserve these treasures.
Diane
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