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Authentic U.S. One Sheet, 1944, Universal Pictures, 44/366, Morgan Litho. Corp., 27375
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| Examination using light table, black light and microscope. Digital photography and digital microscope photography. Poster was marked with the PMCS silk screen fingerprint tag in blue bar at bottom left. |
| This is an authentic, original, restored U.S. one sheet. Mounted to linen with a masa paper substrate. This poster was not conserved or restored by Poster Mountain. Along the top border and into the poster image are five (5) areas of paper loss, some are probably due to tape removal: three (3) at top left, one (1) at top center and one (1) at top right. The lower right and left corners also have minor paper loss. The central vertical fold line has areas of separation and minor losses, at the center it appears particularly weak, with concentrated areas of loss and separation. The lower horizontal fold line is also damaged with areas of minor loss. There are pin holes in all corners.
All areas of loss and separation have been filled with paper or filler compound.
On the verso are two areas of ball point pen writing.
Black light shows that the border has been spot airbrushed all around, with some areas of overspray seen on the mounting paper. Spot airbrush appears along the top quadrant in the green color, and along all the fold lines. The drape of woman’s dress has been airbrushed. The black around the E in FRANKENSTEIN has been painted with watercolor. All fold lines and areas of damage have been touched up with watercolor.
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