The after and before for this one sheet originally paperbacked. The backing was water damaged causing wrinkles and discoloration. We were able to remove the backing in a bath and restore.
Come Live with Me is a 1941 American romantic comedy film produced and directed by Clarence Brown and starring James Stewart, Hedy Lamarr and Ian Hunter. Based on a story by Virginia Van Upp, the film is about a beautiful Viennese refugee seeking United States citizenship who arranges a marriage of convenience with a struggling writer. This poster had toning, heavy multiple fold lines, and minor paper loss until we restored it. Not sure anyone is looking at this thread anymore, so may stop posting here.
I’m new here, but I’m looking at the thread and appreciate the before and afters. I would like to start backing soon, but still trying to figure it all out.
Not sure anyone is looking at this thread anymore, so may stop posting here.
I personally am not a fan of restoration of film posters, mainly for the extent of how often it takes place. On saying that I do enjoy viewing all the poster images that you get to display here.
Nice. Yeah you’ve been doing such a great job - I figure atta boys are not as impactful as when you started. Im guessing you have backed way more posters than I ever got to. Congrats!
Interested if you modified anything from the original methods.
THANK YOU Charlie, it is reaffirming to hear that people like the restorations.
I can speak volumes what I have learned in the past 4 years on backing and posters in general. I am very lucky to know Morris, and current people from Morgan Litho, some great history between the both. When you took on this journey and decided to document the process, you did a great job. The foundation of your document is spot on. There are no classes for linen backing so it is self taught and you nailed it. Have I tweaked, absolutely. Each backer is a little different, as is each poster. Nearly completing 600 posters, we have seen just about everything. My first recipe is I feel you need to have some artistic abilities, patience, and a passion for collecting. We are set up similar to what you started. I do the backing and my wife does the touch up work. We can do a poster a day. I do let the poster sit in tap water before adding any chemicals for about 30 minutes, it seems to help jump start the chemical process. I also use a couple different types of squeegees to smooth and eliminate wrinkles. For the most part everything else is the same. Washing the poster is the most critical part of the process.
I joined this website to learn how to linenback and I haven’t started yet. I feel it’s like what you mentioned, have some sort of “artistic ability”. That’s what held me back and I stopped it all together. Now I come here for the before and afters now. Seeing the work done looks amazing.
I had quit posting because I felt no one was looking. It is good to see new people getting involved. I will start posting again and add any tweaking we may have done to restoration process.
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After a wash following the path, the poster cleaned up well.
This poster had toning, heavy multiple fold lines, and minor paper loss until we restored it.
Not sure anyone is looking at this thread anymore, so may stop posting here.
On saying that I do enjoy viewing all the poster images that you get to display here.
guessing you have backed way more posters than I ever got to. Congrats!
Interested if you modified anything from the original methods.
When you took on this journey and decided to document the process, you did a great job. The foundation of your document is spot on. There are no classes for linen backing so it is self taught and you nailed it. Have I tweaked, absolutely. Each backer is a little different, as is each poster. Nearly completing 600 posters, we have seen just about everything. My first recipe is I feel you need to have some artistic abilities, patience, and a passion for collecting. We are set up similar to what you started. I do the backing and my wife does the touch up work. We can do a poster a day.
I do let the poster sit in tap water before adding any chemicals for about 30 minutes, it seems to help jump start the chemical process. I also use a couple different types of squeegees to smooth and eliminate wrinkles. For the most part everything else is the same. Washing the poster is the most critical part of the process.
Now I come here for the before and afters now. Seeing the work done looks amazing.