Garth in the 80s i boughta lotof widow cards from Michigan...the lot had
some great cards of mant silent flims i cannot remember all the titles
but it had a bunch i thinklike 30 indecent shap the one was wb 1st
Horror film called the terror 1928..I sold iton ebay to the guy that did
Graven Imagens horror book and he told me it was going to Forrey
Ackerman * famous Monsters of Filmland )the great horror film Collector
in Hollywood
I packed itwell and the author tod me itwas the bestpacked poster he
ever got on ebay..
so her gave me positive feedback i used masonite to make sure itcould
not be bent...
there was Clara Bow and so many other cool windo cards.. butwas so long
ago... still itwas cool to hold a item inthebook theris a pic ofthe same
posteri had ... itwas likea orange color
also a guy brought me some cool lobby cards that were under a floor as
shims
one timea guy broughtin some 1 sheets Rolled of some teens posters..i
traded for Toy Robots..
one was called Pawnshop politics and i saw it on Pawnshop the tv show as
Rick Harrison boughtit from some guy..I wondered ifit was theold posteri
had as i neversaw another one.. I also had some Harold Lloyd and others
just ive sold so manyposters ive forgotabount many
Hope that helps
Tom
Hollywood dream factory®
since 1977
there was set of Phantom o the opera -nelson Eddy and some Errol Flynn
and others in great condition
On 2024-04-23 09:00, Garth Grieder wrote:
Hi all,
Does anyone here know the origins / story behind any of the major
window card finds? Very curious to know where / who made these finds /
how they made their way into collector's hands... this info doesn't
seem to exist anywhere online or in books
It would especially be great to hear about these finds:
1) Alhambra Theatre in Canonsburg, PA. I understand this was found by
a family in the late 70's - does anyone know who this material was
sold through?
2) Crescent Theatre Pontiac IL - this is a major one...
3) Bells Hillsboro OH - some of my favorites with that fantastic
(though sometimes unsightly) script on the top
4) Star Theatre & Captiol Theatre from Concord NH - more great cards
in great condition, tons 1927-1933
These are the major ones, but there were many more, including in MI,
MN, WI, PA, ID.... and the one in NY that Dwight Manley was involved
in (and was featured on Amazing Treasures). I also heard that Eric
Caidin bought a group of 10,000+ window cards that a woman drove some
distance to bring to his shop.
Somebody here must have a great story to tell about one of these
finds...
I read a story, maybe in one of Jon Warren's books, about a pet store
that was using window cards for cage liners. Hoping none of my cards
were a part of that one!
Best,
Garth
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