I have to agree with Dario 100% on this one. I can't even imagine how many
posters would have been lost to this hobby without restoration. And for the
record, how many major works of art outside of posters would have been lost
without restoration? The practice is perfectly acceptable in the art world -
and therefore should be perfectly acceptable within the poster world. I find
our hobby to be much closer to art than to other collectibles such as comics,
baseball cards, etc.
--- On Wed, 7/16/08, Dario Casadei <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> From: Dario Casadei <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Subject: Re: [MOPO] Is tape on the back "restoration"?
> To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU
> Date: Wednesday, July 16, 2008, 1:45 PM
> *Hi Bruce et All,
>
> Tape is definitely not restoration and Sean's listing
> was correct
> stating *"It is completely unrestored" *As well
> as pointing out the two
> tape bits which is considered a defect.*
>
> *P 90 Archival tape is great to keep tears from extending
> and perfectly
> safe to use, still I would not call it restoration.
> *
> *Us restorers hate tape! It must be removed prior to
> backing a poster,
> you can't back a poster with tape on the back. It can
> be a very sticky
> situation and further damage can accure before all tape and
> residue has
> been removed.
>
> Michael calls linen backing it, hiding a tear, I call it
> conserve and
> restore a Vintage Movie poster from sustain any further
> damage.
>
> I can't help to feel a bit sour, listening to
> Michale's unrepentant and
> anal views about Conservation and Restoration, week in week
> out!
>
> _As a temporary caretaker, it is your responsibility to
> take good care
> of your collection, to make sure it will not deteriorate.
> Posters were
> never printed on quality paper since they were ment to be
> trown away
> after use._
>
> I can't speak for Bruce but when I read <<<
> *"As to the poster's
> condition, it was really not too bad, and could be easily
> corrected
> through linenbacking (although as we have all learned, that
> is to be
> avoided at all costs!).">>>
>
> *I said "Ha ha!! cheeky, Yes, we are reminded every
> week how bad it is!!
> and if you are a dealer and have a poster backed or in your
> inventory,
> most likely you are up to no good. I would feel very
> insulted if I was a
> dealer.
>
> Seriously, Shame on you, Dude.
>
> sincerely,
> dario.
> *
>
> Bruce Hershenson wrote:
> > I was perusing Sean's fine listings Sunday, and I
> placed a bunch
> > of bids, but lost them all (shouldn't I have won
> some since the
> > economy is down?).
> >
> > But I noticed that on one card Sean wrote, "It is
> completely
> > unrestored" and later noted, "There are two
> small tape repairs on the
> > back".
> >
> > This might have simply been a mistake on Sean's
> part (easy to make
> > when selling so much), but I wondered if he (and the
> rest of you)
> > possibly don't consider clear tape on the back of
> a card (which may
> > well have been put there decades ago) to be
> "restoration".
> >
> > And (in the spirit of the great buyers premium
> debate), does it matter
> > if there is a single piece of tape, or many? Does the
> kind of tape
> > used matter? Does it matter if it has yellowed? Does
> it matter if it
> > has bled through to the front, even the littlest bit?
> Does it matter
> > if it is brown paper tape, which was not put for any
> restoration
> > purpose (many exchanges and theaters used to turn four
> cards of a
> > lobby set in one direction and four in the other
> direction and then
> > use paper tape to hold all eight together, so that two
> cards would
> > each have two pieces of brown paper tape on the back).
> >
> > And most importantly of all, does size matter (does it
> matter if the
> > tape is say, 6 inches or 9 inches in length)?
> >
> > Bruce
> > Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at
> www.filmfan.com
> >
> >
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