Jeff I think you are talking about the large opera poster. I already have on of those that I bought at an auction several years ago. The one I just found is the smaller rectangle artists poster. There are a couple of versions. Charley Hummel sold repros of one of the a few years ago.
Thanks for the note. Dan ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jeffry Young, D.O." <[email protected]> To: "Antique Phonograph List" <phono-l at oldcrank.org> Sent: Friday, July 18, 2008 6:22 AM Subject: Re: [Phono-L] Victor Artists Opera poster question > This may have been framed many years ago by..., who knows? These > posters are paper on canvas back. I purchaed mine (the English version) > in San Francisco, unframed! It had a brass strip crimped to the top and > bottom to keep it straight, and a central loop on the top strip of metal > to hang the piece in the store. > > If you prefer to have it framed, it should at least be done archivally > from a acid free matting and museum quality UV glass standpoint. If you > like the "original" frame, use it. My poster, at least, was not > originally meant to be framed. Dan you have seen my poster, and how I > elected to frame it. Good luck! Sure a lot of stuff out there in Oregon! > > Jeff > Wisconsin > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: phono-l-bounces at oldcrank.org [mailto:phono-l-bounces at oldcrank.org] > On Behalf Of Daniel Melvin > Sent: Wednesday, July 16, 2008 7:44 PM > To: Phono-L at oldcrank.org > Subject: [Phono-L] Victor Artists Opera poster question > > I just aquired a very nice Victor Artists poster with the opera singers > on it. It is nearly identical to the one in the Fabrizio/Paul book > "Antique Phonograph Advertising" number 3-5. The differernce is that > instead of Victor Artists is says Artistas Victor on it and there is a > store address stamped on the back from a store in Mexico. > > Does anyone know if this would be from the same era as the American > version? It apperas to be exactly the same poster. The label on the back > is obviously the same one as on the American version as it is in > English. Also, it has an old frame I believe to be the original but it > does not look like the one in the book. Would differernt types of frames > been normal for such advertising pictures. Should I try to get the > original frame repaired so it's safe to hang or just refame it? > > Thanks for any info or ideas anyone has. > > Dan > _______________________________________________ > Phono-L mailing list > http://phono-l.oldcrank.org > _______________________________________________ > Phono-L mailing list > http://phono-l.oldcrank.org
