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U.S. SIX SHEET, STAN LAUREL, OLIVER HARDY, RKO
Poster came to us mounted to a substrate in two panels with a semi-water soluble adhesive. The two panels had been attached together down the middle with a water soluble adhesive, but are now separated. After much testing it was determined that traditional de-mounting procedures would result in severe damage to the entire object. |
| Poster was first cut into six panels. Each piece was treated with a facing whereby entire object (including the backing) was washed and mounted face down on museum board using a proprietary gelatin technique. The gelatin was allowed to partially cure in a cool environment for approx. 7 hours. The backing was then peeled away by hand, removing the substrate and a thin layer of the poster paper in a controlled "skinning" technique. The poster panels were then rinsed and mounted to linen on a substrate of Masa using a proprietary blend of water soluble adhesives. After curing overnight the protective facing was removed and any excess gelatin was removed with a damp lint-free pad. |
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