Old posters, approximately over an age of 50 years can be marked ‘Vintage posters’. Posters were the oldest form of advertising. About half a century back, when the reaches of television or other forms of media accessible today were not present, posters were regarded the best way of mass communication. Published color posters were extensively utilized for all kinds of declarations & advertisements. They were deemed to be the best mode of visual media through which public declarations, ads or campaigns were done.
As most of these posters were published in bulk & were meant to be displayed for street ads, they were not meant to last for long. Normally, cheap paper was used for this purpose. Due to this reason, many of the vintage posters have deteriorated or have been completely crumpled & lost. Even the ones that seem to have persisted the ravages of time and been stored away cautiously; still have one or more small damages. There are very rare examples where the vintage posters available today have been saved carefully & accessible in fabulous condition.
Even if the vintage poster that you buy now is in considerably good form, there is all possibility that its existing condition might degenerate in the next few years. As you are most probably to pay well for your poster, you might as well determine that you take the needed care to guard them and make sure that they stay fit for many more years down the line.
Posters are highly sensitive to light. Light radiations tend to cause permanent damage to your valuable poster. It is better to frame your posters with UV-resistant glass. The other major preventive is acid. It eats away on your paper. Most of papers on which the vintage posters were published were of low quality & hence will have high acid content. The outcome of acid makes the paper yellow with age & ultimately brings down it to dust. It is best to use acid-free matting and backing while framing your poster. You should also ensure that while framing the poster, the glass does not touch the paper. Contact with glass will cause humidity to damage your poster. It is better to put up a spacer between the glass and the actual poster.
Appropriate conservation ensures longevity of your precious vintage poster.
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