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THE GHOST OF FRANKENSTEIN
US ONE SHEET, UNIVERSAL HORROR, Sir cedric Hardwick, Ralph Bellamy, Lionel Atwill, Bela Lugosi, Evelyn Ankers, Lon Chaney
Final, after restoration
Recto as the poster was received, before tape removal
Verso before tape removal
After tape removal and mounted by Poster Mountain
Close-up before tape removal and restoration
Close-up after restoration
After restoration
Crease running through the "T" in "Ghost"
The Woman's eye. Gold paint remains from a previous restoration.
"R" in "Thrills"
"R" in "Erle"
As part of this report, we have imprinted the PMCS "fingerprint" tag in the black at the lower left

Procedures

Examination under black-light, microscope, light table, digital imaging and tactile observation. Documentation by Lindsay Simmons of Poster Mountain Inc.

Conclusion

Poster was poorly framed against corrugated cardboard with heavy masking tape at all fold lines on verso. Paper was brown and extremely brittle, especially in the areas where it had been under tape. Some disintegration occurred while removing tape.
Poster was re-hydrated and linen-backed by Poster Mountain on 10/30/2009 using cotton canvas and Masa paper substrate.
Paper losses were replaced and filled. Airbrush in-painting was done in the border, within the face, to the yellow title, the woman's leg and lower section of her dress, and in the yellow text rectangle at the bottom. Detail restoration was performed with a combination of watercolor and pencil.