A Friendly Word of Warning to All You Movie Poster Collectors
I was an avid movie memorabilia collector for about 25 years. Some of my most prized posters I had professionally framed years back. I paid extra for UV glass and acid free backing materials to ensure...
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I work as a framer and can vouch that many times the default mount in the computer system for "Poster Art" is drymount. It can easily be changed with a click of a button. Please inform your framer if...
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I worked as a framer for Michael's Farts and Crap for several years. Not once did I dry mount anything, valuable or not without first consulting with the client, nor did any of my co framers. The guy...
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While Dry mounting is frowned up on by us collectors, if you have scarce pieces you should still have received reasonable money for them. I know if a piece I was after came up dry mounted I'd still...
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This topic makes me a little sick. 10-15 years ago, I had a friend who was a professional framer. He did beautiful work at a great price and he was a comic collector, so he understood the nature of...
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Jeez, this thread is getting worse by the minute! The only archival safe method of preserving old paper is linen backing. It's reversible and safe. During this process, the paper can be de-acidified,...
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