SON OF KONG

US LOBBY CARD, ROBERT ARMSTRONG, JOHN MARSTON, VICTOR WONG, LEE KOHLMAR, ED BRADY, ERNEST p SCHOEDSACK, MERIAN COOPER RKO, ADVENTURE

Here we see the verso of the card prior to conservation and restoration

Here we see the face of the card following conservation treatment, We can see the reinforcement along the left side made of okawara paper

Here we see the edge of this card, the microscope reveals a consistency of materials throughout it's thickness.

Here we see a close up, microscopic photo taken from the eye of the ape. What we see here is consistent with authentic analog printing and period, fibrous paper.

Here we've taken a photo through the microscope of the "L" in "LAUGHS". The image reveals the naked, fibrous paper, and analog printing that is consistent with that of known authentic lobby cards.

Here we see the "O" in "RKO" under the microscope and again we see the analog photo-litho printing that is consistent with known authentic lobby cards from this period.

Here we've photographed the "S" in "SON" as it appears in the title. We can clearly see the natural fibers in the paper and the clear impact, analog print in the yellow.

As part of this report we have silkscreened a unique identifying mark on the back in the lower left.

Conclusion

This authentic lobby card was conserved and restored by Poster Mountain Inc. in Oct. 2009 using gelatin for re-sizing and creating a partial substrate upon which to restoratively add a left side border, and lower right corner. Airbrushing was used locally in the left border addition, and lower right corner addition, and water color and colored pencil was used in the minor image area inpainting in that location. Apart from the addition, a minimalist approach was taken and no other restorations were performed by Poster Mountain.

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