Need some opinions and experiences, please. Those who know me in the hobby
know that my collecting tastes center around posters from the 20's - 40's (all
shapes and sizes and genres....a generalist) to be sure)..
My question regards stone-lithos from the late 20's, specifically Morgan Co.
Recently I traded a 1 sheet, linen-backed from a late silent 1928 Ramon
Novarro film. The backing had been done in the late 80's/early 90's by Igor
Edelemen (sp?). The previous owner of the poster had trimmed the linen border
up to about 1/2 inch from the paper. No paper appeared to be missing and, in
fact, there was a nice even border of off-white all around (not to mention a
hairline linen lip). The 1 sheet itself was a bit off-sized.... about......27"
x 40". Again, no trimming was apparent. The question for collectors,
dealers, restorationists, etc. Is this a single instance of "off sizing" or
have you seen other silent material that was just a bit off? Since these
posters were printed and distributed...by Morgan, Tooker, Contenental, etc. and
not the NSS, it seems this could be so. I also have a Wallace Reid 1 sheet
from 1919 by Morgan and it also is off-sized....just a tick longer in this case
going across.
I realize that we ae not looking at a great size difference in these
examples, but I am curious. Thanks in advance for any insights.
Steve Poole
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