Lobby cards - show us yours

[timelessmoviemagic]

Yes but just a few ( in fact all my Gene lobby cards are goodies to me) nowhere near the goodies that have been shown in this thread though. Some of the cards on display in here are mesmerising.

[erik1925]

Yes but just a few ( in fact all my Gene lobby cards are goodies to me) nowhere near the goodies that have been shown in this thread though. Some of the cards on display in here are mesmerising.

Can we see some, timeless? 

[timelessmoviemagic]

Can we see some, timeless? 

Jeff, I'll take a few pics this weekend and put them up.

Marc.

[erik1925]

Jeff, I'll take a few pics this weekend and put them up.

Marc.

Sounds good, Marc.

I look forward. 

[btcarfagno]

Just purchased a few at the Morris Everett auction. Thought they were a bit underpriced so I dove in. All lobbies.

Group of seven lobby cards from The Eagle. All seven depict Valentino in the scene and border art.



Pair of lobby cards from Tarzan and the Golden Lion including title card. Last silent Tarzan movie.



Group of five great condition lobby cards for Hitchcock's Lifeboat including title card.



Title lobby card for Play Ball With Babe Ruth. Feeds my crossover interest with baseball.



I only hold onto a very few of the items that I get. I am more of a reseller (kind name for flipper I suppose). So...any time you see me post anything it generally is, or will be, for sale.

Tom C

[mwright]

Wow very nice purchases!

[Mirosae]

Just purchased a few at the Morris Everett auction. Thought they were a bit underpriced so I dove in. All lobbies.

Group of seven lobby cards from The Eagle. All seven depict Valentino in the scene and border art.

Gorgeous. What else is there to say. I thought about getting a Valentino at the Morris auction. But I didn't. Im glad it went to a good home.

can i also say that it is an Excellent Film!!!

 

[brude]

They're all great catches, but I absolutely love this one.
 

[erik1925]

Beautiful set of cards there, Tom. All look to be in wonderful shape, too!

 

[Crazy Vick]

Just a nice card I came accross which is said to be hand-tinted.

Not mine, yet.  
 


German Lobby for East of Eden (1955)

[erik1925]

Nice looking card, there, Vick.

 

[erik1925]

I was looking at a set of LC being offered on the bay (from 1980) and noted that the size was described as 8 x 10 inches. I saw another of this same set that was the usual 11x14, so I wrote the seller and asked.

He wrote back, saying that in the 1960s, '70s and '80s, the NSS produced both sized cards, giving theaters an option.

Is his comment accurate? I thought I had read that LC (in recent decades) were 11x14.

[jayn_j]

I was looking at a set of LC being offered on the bay (from 1980) and noted that the size was described as 8 x 10 inches. I saw another of this same set that was the usual 11x14, so I wrote the seller and asked.

He wrote back, saying that in the 1960s, '70s and '80s, the NSS produced both sized cards, giving theaters an option.

Is his comment accurate? I thought I had read that LC (in recent decades) were 11x14.

I have 5 sets of 8x10 mini lobby cards for various films.  The Three Musketeers, Something Wild, Slaughterhouse 5, Star Trek III and Story of O

[erik1925]

Thanks, Jay. 

[eatbrie]

Check my website.  I probably have 40+ sets of 8x10in...  Jaws, Superman 1 & 2, Annie Hall, Alien, Aliens, Dick Tracy, 1941, Star Wars, Supergirl, Wall Street and others...  Very easy to find and cheap.






T

[erik1925]

Will do.

I dont collect them (I have a few) so wasnt sure about the different sizes. Ive seen too, that 8x10 size can be repros (of older cards that were in the larger format originally).

[eatbrie]

Yes, but you can tell as soon as you see them.  Especially since they stopped making them 30 years ago or so.  Beware of the minty white.

T

[marklawd]

This is also the standard size (10 x of a UK front of house still.

Mark.

[jayn_j]

I first saw these in the 80s, well before repros were a thing.  I've owned the 3 musketeer set since the late 80s.  If you look carefully, you will see that the NSS text is in a different place.  The union marks are also very small, but crisp.  Sometimes the scenes are different from the 11x14 as well.

P.S. also add Best Little Whorehouse in Texas and Bull Durham to my collection.

[Mirosae]

Just a nice card I came accross which is said to be hand-tinted.

Not mine, yet.  
 


German Lobby for East of Eden (1955)

It is very pretty, and it really tells the story of the film. You should get it Vick!

[Simes]

I was looking at a set of LC being offered on the bay (from 1980) and noted that the size was described as 8 x 10 inches. I saw another of this same set that was the usual 11x14, so I wrote the seller and asked.

He wrote back, saying that in the 1960s, '70s and '80s, the NSS produced both sized cards, giving theaters an option.

Is his comment accurate? I thought I had read that LC (in recent decades) were 11x14.

Well, in the US, I thought that LCs were always 11x14.  And the sometimes incorrectly named Photo Sets were 10x8.  Some sellers call everything LCs, irrespective of size.

The Photo Sets are Front of House sets in the UK.

[Crazy Vick]

It is very pretty, and it really tells the story of the film. You should get it Vick!

I wish... I remember posting this confident I wasn't outing myself, as there is no way I can spend $266 USD.  

Shame though, maybe i nice reprod will pop up

[erik1925]

Well, in the US, I thought that LCs were always 11x14.  And the sometimes incorrectly named Photo Sets were 10x8.  Some sellers call everything LCs, irrespective of size.

The Photo Sets are Front of House sets in the UK.

I was meaning, too, sets or cards Ive seen listed for sale from films from the 1920s or 30s, where the described size was 8x10.

Back then, weren't all (original) LC produced in the larger format only?

If so, then those 8x10 cards being listed and sold would probably be repros.

[jayn_j]

I was meaning, too, sets or cards Ive seen listed for sale from films from the 1920s or 30s, where the described size was 8x10.

Back then, weren't all (original) LC produced in the larger format only?

If so, then those 8x10 cards being listed and sold would probably be repros.

I don't think there were any hard standards before the late 30s and the establishment of the NSS.  Yes, there were common practices, but I also see a fair number of exceptions float by.

[Ari]

Always called them and seen them called mini lobby cards.
They aren't 8x10 stills, though they are 8x10.
But they are just smaller lobby cards.
Surely?