WTB: older orignal classic movie posters plus advice on preserving/displaying them.

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WTB: older orignal classic movie posters plus advice on preserving/displaying them.

My uncle is finishing up his home theater. He asked me if I knew a good source for getting original movie posters. He is looking for a few classics from the 70's, 80's, 90's. I can work on getting a list, but I think he is pretty open to anything classic..

A few years ago I found him some lighted frames. He says they are 27x40. I think most movie posters are 24x36. Not sure what will work best, maybe dry mounting them might be best way to go for quick changing the posters, keeping them flat, and protecting them when not in the frames..

Here is a pic of one of the frames. They are pretty cool. They have programable and variable lighting patterns. Pretty sure they swing open with a key lock and that the front is covered by glass. So idividually framing them probably will not work.. If you have any ideas, let me know.

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thanks for the info. I will pass it along.

My uncle mentioned a few he wanted. He only wants orignals. No reproductions. He is willing to spend a fair price for quality originals.

beauty and the beast
grease
sound of music
 
My uncle is finishing up his home theater. He asked me if I knew a good source for getting original movie posters. He is looking for a few classics from the 70's, 80's, 90's. I can work on getting a list, but I think he is pretty open to anything classic..

A few years ago I found him some lighted frames. He says they are 27x40. I think most movie posters are 24x36. Not sure what will work best, maybe dry mounting them might be best way to go for quick changing the posters, keeping them flat, and protecting them when not in the frames..

Here is a pic of one of the frames. They are pretty cool. They have programable and variable lighting patterns. Pretty sure they swing open with a key lock and that the front is covered by glass. So idividually framing them probably will not work.. If you have any ideas, let me know.

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True movie poster size IS 27 x 40". I build my own light boxes so I know. I also have several theatre posters in storage tubes that are all the same 27 x 40". I would just store them in poster tubes with end caps to keep the light and the dust out. I mean you can go all archival-krazee with acid free, uv blocking protective sheaths, etc, but there is no real practical reason to do so unless you run a movie poster museum and plan on these being displayed in 100 years.
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nice.. I was reading about double sided posters yesterday. Its pretty complicated stuff. Never thought about back lighting them.

I was thinking making them rigid would make for quick changing. He is sort of into the details. He was putting in motorized curtains..
 
Some Movie posters can be larger If they are uncut. Most of them came 41-42in then had been cut to fit for marquee boxes in the theaters. Also a "True" poster (pre 1980s)will be folded, not rolled. They shipped in the can with the film.
 
Some Movie posters can be larger If they are uncut. Most of them came 41-42in then had been cut to fit for marquee boxes in the theaters. Also a "True" poster (pre 1980s)will be folded, not rolled. They shipped in the can with the film.

good info on the folding. I was wondering why so many people listed them as being tri-fold.
 
nice.. I was reading about double sided posters yesterday. Its pretty complicated stuff. Never thought about back lighting them.

I was thinking making them rigid would make for quick changing. He is sort of into the details. He was putting in motorized curtains..

I actually only have one double sided poster, that being from the more modern flick, Van Helsing. Most of the ones I have are from 80's movies and are only one sided. My TRON is an original from a movie house, you can see the aforementioned fold lines in it.
 
Phet, your ET and Tron poster are awesome!

While true most of the movie posters you see are folded; there was official movies posters that were rolled as well. This was especially true for *Advance* posters...

My uncle used to work at a theater in the early 80's, so I got some first pickings! The two ones that I remember owning were advance posters of Goonies and Temple of Doom....

Mr.Bill, I would try Ebay... Once on awhile you can snag some deals. BUT you have to have some knowledge of repro and counterfeit ones....
 
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