HOLD THAT GHOST
US INSERT 1941 UNIVERSAL PICTURES HORROR COMEDY BUD ABBOTT, LOU COSTELLO, RICHARD CARLSON, JOAN DAVIS, MISCHA AUER, THE ANDREWS SISTERS, TED LEWIS, ROBERT LEES, FRED RINALDO, JOHN GRANT, ARTHUR LUBIN, BURT KELLY, GLENN TRYON
Verso image of the insert.
Microscopic image of a small brown stain (on the side of his head) inside the photographic image of the man on the far left bottom. This image clearly shows the consistent fibrous nature of the original paper.
Microscopic image of the eyelashes of the girl at the left.
Microscopic image of the two tones of violet from the top of the insert.
Microscopic image from the inside of Costello's face.
Microscopic image of the fine print at the bottom from the word "John".
Microscopic image of the small text at the bottom: the words "of" and "origin". Restorative painting as well as original printing can be seen.
We have imprinted a unique mark on the back of this poster in thew lower left corner, and under the microscope have documented the uniqueness of this mark.
Conclusion
This poster was NOT conserved or restored by Poster Mountain. We have examined it under black light and microscope and we believe that this is an authentic, original insert which has been paper backed and restored with a lot of airbrushing throughout the paper-colored background. There were multiple fold lines that were touched up with colored pencil. The insert presents itself nicely and the restoration was professionally performed.Disclaimer
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