Thanks all for your advice. My poster is thin paper stock, so it is sounding
like the majority would suggest backing onto linen (with all the various
caveats that have been raised). cheers MOPOers! n
--- On Tue, 5/10/10, Kirby McDaniel <ki...@movieart.net> wrote:
From: Kirby McDaniel <ki...@movieart.net>
Subject: Re: [MOPO] Linen-backing versus Paper-backing
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Date: Tuesday, 5 October, 2010, 20:21
Todd,"Rolled too tightly" is the deal here. Card stock posters may be rolled,
but I would not give themat LEAST a six inch diameter roll. I would NOT store
them that way. Store them flat. Otherwisethey should be fine. But if they
are rolled too tightly, they will migrate on the linen and that is not good.
Paperbacked card stock posters should not be rolled at all, ever.
Kirby McDanielwww.movieart.net
On Oct 5, 2010, at 11:01 AM, Todd A. Spoor wrote:
I would have to agree with Neil, hard stock posters do NOT perform as well over
time when linen backed. My collection of over 300 30x40's and 40x60's have very
few linen backed pieces some of which are pealing off from the linen from
having been rolled too tightly over the years. I don't know if this is from
certain restorers or across the board.
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Subject: Re: [MOPO] Linen-backing versus Paper-backing
Hi, Neil,
I've always heard that one sheet-type stock posters (1-Sheets,
3-Sheets, 6-Sheets, Foreign 1-Sheets, etc) are best to be linen-backed, while
heavier stock posters (1/2 Sheets, Insets, 30x40's, 40x60's) and lobby cards
are
best to have paper-backed. At times, when I see that a 1/2 sheet, insert
or 30x40 has been linen-backed, it's kind of disturbing to me because I don't
think the seller will reach the piece's full potential in its sale. I think
more
collectors/dealers who've been around awhile feel the same way. But, who knows,
maybe my ideas are wrong in some dealers' eyes by today's
standards...
Rick
In a message dated 10/5/2010 8:28:16 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time,
neiljawor...@yahoo.co.uk writes:
hallo MOPOville
I have a 90cm x 125cm german film poster from 1930 that needs
backing. It's relatively solid, considering its age, but tending
to brittle/split/crack along the folds and won't survive without
mounting. What is the current thinking about linen versus paper
for something like this? Does it matter that it's a european
poster? I've seen a couple of references to paper-backing being
preferable to linen recently, but am aware that this might not be
correct. Does the size of this poster suggest that linen is the best
way
forward, even if it's going to be displayed immediately upon mounting?
also, as there will be some fold-line and other restoration work,
would a linen mount provide a better base?
So many questions! Anyone have a view on this? Thanks
in advance.
Cheers
Neil
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