Steve, Without digging out all kinds of posters, I believe I have a large number of posters from the 20's and 30's that are larger that what might be considered standard for (lacking a better term) the NSS 27" x 41" years. Many of mine are larger than that. Many approaching 28" by 42" A half sheet being actually half of that size and a lobby card actually being tuckable with a folded one-sheet.
That being said, while I don't have smaller one sheets from that period as you describe, I do have some 3 sheets and 6 sheets (Bob Steele and Universal/Adventure Eddie Polo serials come to mind) which were printed on individual single sheets similar to the size that you are mentioning. Some of those 6 sheets are (for example) 78 or 76 inches square, where 81" x 81" is a more common measurement later on when they were printed as combinations of one sheets and two sheets. Regards, Phil Ayling ----- Original Message ----- From: Steven F. Poole To: [email protected] Sent: Saturday, October 03, 2009 5:53 PM Subject: [MOPO] Size Matters........ 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 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.
