Thanks, guys. I appreciate all of the input on this issue about odd poster
sizes. Not really important probably in the larger scheme of
things.....but really what a non-controversial discussion can be like on
MOPO amongst ladies and gentlemen of poster experience.
Steve
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From: "Smith, Grey - 1367" <[email protected]>
To: "Steven F. Poole" <[email protected]>
Sent: Saturday, October 03, 2009 9:46 PM
Subject: Re: [MOPO] Size Matters........
Dear Steven
I have handled and own many early silent one sheets. Normally they were
slightly oversized 28x 47.5". I have run across few that were smaller,
though certainly possible as litho beds differed in those days.
On Oct 3, 2009, at 7:54 PM, "Steven F. Poole"
<[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
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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