Why Is It Important That I Use Conservation Techniques For My Vintage Poster?
Old posters, more or less over an age of 50 years can be marked ‘Vintage posters’. Posters were the oldest form of advertising. About half a century back, when the reaches of television or other forms of media available today were not present, posters were regarded the best means of mass communication. Printed color posters were extensively utilized for all kinds of announcements & ads. They were deemed to be the best manner of visual media through which public announcements, advertisements or campaigns were done.
As most of these posters were impressed in huge volume and were meant to be exhibited for street ads, they were not meant to last for long. Commonly, cheap paper was used for this purpose. Due to this reason, many of the vintage posters have devolved or have been entirely damaged and lost. Even the ones that seem to have endured the ravages of time & been stashed away cautiously; still have one or more small damages. There are very rare instances where the vintage posters available today have been maintained carefully & obtainable in good condition.
Even if the vintage poster that you purchase now is in considerably good form, there is all possibility that its existing condition might devolve in the next few years. As you are most probably to pay well for your poster, you might as well assure that you take the essential precautions to safeguard them and make sure that they stay in a good condition for many more years down the line.
Posters are extremely sensitive to light. Light radiations tend to cause irreversible damage to your precious poster. It is best to frame your posters with UV-resistant glass. The other major preventive is acid. It eats away on your paper. Most of papers on which the vintage posters were published were of low quality & hence will have high acid substance. The effect of acid makes the paper yellow with age & ultimately reduces it to dust. It is best to use acid-free matting & backing while framing your poster. You should also ensure that while framing the poster, the glass does not touch the paper. Contact with glass will cause humidity to damage your poster. It is better to put up a spacer between the glass & the actual poster.
Right conservation ensures longevity of your priceless vintage poster.
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