Thanks for the identification. A R80 Midnight Cowboy is definitely not worth the expense of restoration to unfuse the stuck paper. Fortunately, most of the other posters in the lot are in much better shape.
I knew somebody on MOPO would have the answer, and so quickly, too. Thanks again Colin Hunter White Hall, MD > On Sep 17, 2022, at 1:25 PM, Fred Sliman > <00000245bd8c2794-dmarc-requ...@listserv.american.edu> wrote: > > Hi, > > That’s a reissue Midnight Cowboy R80 one sheet. > > Take care, > Fred Sliman > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On Sep 17, 2022, at 11:29 AM, Tom Martin >> <dreamfact...@hollywooddreamfactory.com> wrote: >> >> the fuse part will be hard >> but to get the ripples out,,just roll the poster backwards tighten let it >> sit and relax..thenunroll it >> >> if you take clothes Iron.and set to a low temp you can iron out the >> curls..by laying slip sheet or towel over it and slowly move to relax the >> paper >> >> If you really get lucky you could possibly wet the area to get the fuse to >> release. but best left to the restoration experts..if it releases clean then >> Iron outing it should get out the crinkles..Too much Heat cab make thinks >> bubble so be careful or tease on a poster that is junk to learn the process >> >> for stinky books, posters with smell of mold..immerse them in KITTY litter, >> as it absorbs oder, watering amines.. I use it for magazines and books..I >> learned it from the POP culture dept of Bowling Green state universities >> they put comics in a 55 gallon drum of Kitty litter to remove hers.. it can >> take month but they come out stink free..andi think the Ph is neutralized by >> the clays..as it stops mol growth >> >> Hope that helps you Colin Hunter sir >> >> God bless >> Tom\- Hollywood Dream factory® >> since 1977 >> >>> On 2022-09-17 01:11, Colin Hunter wrote: >>> My fellow MOPO-listas, >>> I recently acquired a real mixed bag of movie posters at a local >>> estate auction. There are some nice pieces such as a rolled R82 >>> Raiders of the Lost Ark 1-sheet and a linen-backed R48 Saboteur >>> 1-sheet, but there are also some virtually worthless examples such as >>> a Brand of Fear (1949) 1S and a 6 Black Horses (1962) 1S. There’s a >>> Pulp Fiction 1S which has tragically been stored extremely badly and I >>> suspect nobody would want in its now sorry state. >>> While I decide what to do with them, I’d like to figure out if a >>> poster which has been stored rolled in a cardboard tube and got wet at >>> some point is worth rescuing. The water damage has caused all the >>> paper at one end to fuse together, but before I discard it I’d like to >>> know what it is in the unlikely event it’s worth the expense of a >>> restorer's time. All I can see from the unstuck paper portion are the >>> words “For those who have never see” on one line and “and those who >>> have never forgo” on the next line. The letters are in black, and the >>> background appears to be a monochrome image but the visible area I >>> makes it too small to identify. I’ve put up a photo at >>> <http://www.colinhunter.com/photos/IMG_5053.jpg> if anyone wants to >>> take a look. >>> So, anybody know what this is? >>> Thanks. >>> Colin Hunter >>> White Hall, MD >>> Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com >>> ___________________________________________________________________ >>> How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List >>> Send a message addressed to: lists...@listserv.american.edu >>> In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L >>> The author of this message is solely responsible for its content. >> >> ---- >> >> Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com >> ___________________________________________________________________ >> How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List >> Send a message addressed to: >> lists...@listserv.american.edu >> In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L >> The author of this message is solely >> responsible for its content. > > Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com > ___________________________________________________________________ > How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List > > Send a message addressed to: lists...@listserv.american.edu > In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L > > The author of this message is solely responsible for its content. Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___________________________________________________________________ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: lists...@listserv.american.edu In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content.
