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Offline bigmike

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How do restorers find the image for rare posters?
« on: March 15, 2016, 10:54:57 PM »
Was just curious on how restorers find images for rare/hard to find posters to restore.
I have an Italian 2 sheet I am thinking I would like to restore, but it has a corner piece missing (perhaps with some writing missing on the poster). How would a restorer find the image? I was trying to a search as well, and can't seem to find any image for the poster.
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Offline erik1925

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Re: How do restorers find the image for rare posters?
« Reply #1 on: March 15, 2016, 10:58:41 PM »
What year or decade is the poster from, Mike?

Restorers likely hunt around, have poster reference books, look for the stray, ellusive image online, and the like.

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Re: How do restorers find the image for rare posters?
« Reply #2 on: March 15, 2016, 11:07:27 PM »
From late 40s or early 50s. I will post a pic when I receive the poster though ;D
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Re: How do restorers find the image for rare posters?
« Reply #3 on: March 16, 2016, 04:50:17 AM »
pressbooks when available. sometimes keybook art photos

sometimes the restorers only restore an item to 'best guess'
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