poster restoration

[alex]

This has to be my holy grail in posters, just a quick flick in restoration.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kZRNtjpqYNI

[Mikey]

It looks nice but personally I wouldn't consider it original and untouched anymore... Meaning, I think it should be worth less after he did all that.

[Brazoo]

Great link. Cool to see how some of that's done.

I agree Mike, I'm personally not a fan of restoration or linen backing at all. I don't get why you wouldn't just buy a high quality reprint instead.

[josephcardone]

Really interesting. The restoration will display great. I really wonder how it would affect value? I guess it would be positive to some people but not as valuable as one that is in great conditon un-restored. I would think!!

[Brazoo]

I have heard people say restored things are valued at the original condition, plus whatever it cost to restore - but I don't know how accurate that is.

I don't mind restoration like removing tape - because that's more about preservation - but I don't personally even like linen backing, because to me a poster is suppose to be on paper.

[RG]

really when it comes to vintage paper posters ... it doesn't hurt the value as much as one would think ... restoration is needed on a lot of these older posters. without it ... they'll turn to dust

just not the same as modern posters and plastic figures, everything rots, but vintage paper rots faster. I just was looking at some of my old vintage paper magazine ads ... some just crack and want to fall apart

[RG]

but I don't personally even like linen backing, because to me a poster is suppose to be on paper.

I know what you mean ... but without that linen backing ... they'll start to fall apart again. with it ... that poster will now out last the owner and prob. his kids and maybe his grand kids

[starhunter]

Restored poster do not hurt the value at all...it actually adds alot of value because the paper wont degrade over time

[Brazoo]

I know what you mean ... but without that linen backing ... they'll start to fall apart again. with it ... that poster will now out last the owner and prob. his kids and maybe his grand kids

I guess that makes sense - something about it irks me - but I know you're right. I'll probably never afford anything grandiose enough to need linen backing anyway.

Bleaching, touch ups and recolouring still bugs me more than linen backing. At what point does it stop being original - know what I mean?

[Mikey]

I guess that makes sense - something about it irks me - but I know you're right. I'll probably never afford anything grandiose enough to need linen backing anyway.

Bleaching, touch ups and recolouring still bugs me more than linen backing. At what point does it stop being original - know what I mean?

I agree .....

About 15 years ago I was bigtime in collecting old metal lunch boxes.

The worst thing you could do was sand rust and retouch paint.

It made the boxes basically worthless.

To me this poster restoration seems the same.

[jessica]

i don't like the paper filling, although i don't mind the linen backing.

[fallensaviour]

That was amazing,I had no idea.
I would however just get a high quality reprint to display myself.

[Adam West]

I have watched enough collector shows to know that there are times when restoration will add value and sometimes it will kill it. It really just depends on the item, the rarity, etc. On Antiques Road show; they might say in current condition $1,000 but have it restored which should cost $500 and then your item will be worth $3,000. Speaking of which, did the History channel cancel "American Restorations"? I really enjoyed the few episodes that aired.

[Adam West]

I agree .....

About 15 years ago I was bigtime in collecting old metal lunch boxes.

The worst thing you could do was sand rust and retouch paint.

It made the boxes basically worthless.

To me this poster restoration seems the same.

The lunchbox thing was always controversial and a variety of opinions. Some felt that anything done to the box, immediately decreased the value. Personally, I tried to purchase the best condition boxes I could afford. If it had a little bit of edge rust on the outside (I would usually remove it very carefully with a very fine file) and I always would wash the box with warm soapy water inside and out, towel dry it and use a high quality wax on it...again my preference and a bit of disagreement over whether it added or detracted from the value. I never touched it up with paint ever and thought that was a big no, no. However, there will still some (Including Larry Aikens) who thought it was ok to use white rustoleum on the inside of the box in rust spots and it used to really bug me when I would receive them with those types of touch ups and it not be mentioned in the auctions. Again, with boxes there didn't seem to be one consistent point of view that was agreed upon by most collectors.