while I may have a small number of linenbacked posters in my
collection, my 99.9% preference is unrestored posters
I'm not bothered by fold lines, small pieces out, tears etc. and I
happily display posters whatever the condition is
too often restoration that I have gotten (from people I don't use
anymore) is amateurish at best
I once had a poster that was ripped in half vertically and the
restorer didn't even match up the pieces before backing them. they
were off at least 1/4 of an inch, making me wonder what kind of %...@%&*
that moron was
At 11:52 AM 7/17/2010, Toochis Morin wrote:
I love posters that have the worn look. If I wanted them to look
perfectly new, I'd buy repros.
Many of mine are framed with the fold lines, etc. I usually
linenback and restore if the poster is in dire need to restoration.
Toochis
From: Bruce Hershenson <[email protected]>
To: [email protected]
Sent: Sat, July 17, 2010 9:11:34 AM
Subject: Re: [MOPO] The Scandal-plus cut, pressed washed, starched & dried....
I actually had one of my employees suggest to me that we should
"punch up" the images of items we sell, and I told him that we NEVER
do that (he is new, or he would have already known that). Of course,
there is no way to know if others feel the same way (at least until
you get your package and compare the item you get to the image you saw).
Bruce
On Sat, Jul 17, 2010 at 11:06 AM, Richard Evans
<<mailto:[email protected]>[email protected]> wrote:
I thought the This Gun for Hire went beyond strong colours and
looked unflatteringly garish.
Presumably not a result of restoration judging by the listing, but
was it really actually that vibrant, or did the colour reproduction
exacerbate it online?
On 17 Jul 2010, at 16:44, Bruce Hershenson wrote:
I personally agree with this. I didn't like the "make it look
perfect" school of restoration even BEFORE the Haggard scandal broke.
First, because the restorers were in effect hiding their
restoration, making it impossible to see exactly what was done (and
a long time pro like myself could spot some restoration that most
amateurs would never see, creating a "fear of restoration" among
many collectors).
Second, because many of these items were SO restored that they
looked almost like "recreations". I LIKE the items in my collection
to show at least SOME signs of age, unless they are in truly mint
unrestored condition, because that is part of the joy of owning an
original, knowing that it survived all these years. If you want a
perfect looking item, why not just get a reproduction? But don't
take your "very good" condition and have someone make them look
like new. If you MUST restore, why not simply do minimal
restoration to the areas that most need it?
Bruce
On Sat, Jul 17, 2010 at 9:58 AM, glenndamato
<<mailto:[email protected]>[email protected]> wrote:
Regarding the Heritage auction: I do believe the fakes scandal hurt
the hobby, plus many of the restored posters look like they were
cut, bleached, washed, starched & dried. I'll take old Igor back anyday.......
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