Diane Jeffrey of Studio C posted this to MOPO with regard to a question someone asked about how LC can be restored, stabilized, conserved etc:
Her response:
"Hi ...(all) - Thought it might be helpful to chime in regarding this linen backing/restoration thread:
For linen backed posters, if you hold up the poster with really good sun light coming through, any restoration work ( holes, missing paper etc) should be clearly visible. I am sure some of you know this.
For lobby cards, they would not be linen backed. In worse cases, they would be paper backed with major restoration. Generally, what we do with lobby cards is to clean ( sometimes just surface) or a washing, fill pin holes and do some light touch up. Goal here, is to leave them as natural as possible, just some “sprucing up”. Of, course they can be de-acidified too.
Let me know any questions, am happy to answer.
Diane
Studio C"
Im including her email address here, in case anyone might want to contact her directly with additional questions:
dianejeffrey@ROADRUNNER.COM