Thanks for the useful information on how to remove the water damage, but Fred's identification of the poster as an R80 Midnight Cowboy means it's the end of the road for this 1S. The entire right side to around 4” is fused due to bad storage and a restorer’s charge to unstick it is far more than the poster is worth.
Still, I’ll remember your ironing trick for the future so at least I’ve learned something from the experience! Colin Hunter White Hall, MD > On Sep 17, 2022, at 12:29 PM, 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.
