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<p>[QUOTE="Lucille.b, post: 4496606, member: 51"]Hi friends. These 4 posters were at the thrift yesterday, and I need to get a few more eyes on them.</p><p><br /></p><p>I was thinking they were originals because of the way they are sort of "conserved" (for lack of a better word.) They look like something you would by at an antique print shop. They have an inner layer of white cardboard as a loose backing, and then behind that a pretty substantial thick cardboard piece, and the whole thing covered in clear plastic. When you consider they have some damage, seems like a lot of trouble to go to if they were newer.</p><p><br /></p><p>I found one or two other H.C. Renwick posters online, including this one in the link. If anyone has a WP account, just curious what this sold for, but of course has the "football theme" so not exactly apples to oranges.</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/1910-football-poster-renwick-printed-1726419983" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/1910-football-poster-renwick-printed-1726419983" rel="nofollow">https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/1910-football-poster-renwick-printed-1726419983</a></p><p><br /></p><p>First, mine appear to be older, right? I couldn't find one other version online.</p><p><br /></p><p>Also what would these have originally been used for? A 1910 dorm room? I think they are poster weight, but I don't want to remove them from the packaging.</p><p><br /></p><p>Here are some photos. Actually the colors in real life are quite strong, remember they are under this layer of plastic:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]392787[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]392788[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH=full]392789[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Image is fairly large at 14"</p><p><br /></p><p>x 22".</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]392790[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH=full]392791[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]392792[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]392793[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]392794[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]392795[/ATTACH]</p><p>You can see how someone has been storing them:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]392796[/ATTACH]</p><p>Looking for general thoughts. Older for sure? Not sure how I'd resell them, but it's cool to have the full set as a starting point.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Lucille.b, post: 4496606, member: 51"]Hi friends. These 4 posters were at the thrift yesterday, and I need to get a few more eyes on them. I was thinking they were originals because of the way they are sort of "conserved" (for lack of a better word.) They look like something you would by at an antique print shop. They have an inner layer of white cardboard as a loose backing, and then behind that a pretty substantial thick cardboard piece, and the whole thing covered in clear plastic. When you consider they have some damage, seems like a lot of trouble to go to if they were newer. I found one or two other H.C. Renwick posters online, including this one in the link. If anyone has a WP account, just curious what this sold for, but of course has the "football theme" so not exactly apples to oranges. [URL]https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/1910-football-poster-renwick-printed-1726419983[/URL] First, mine appear to be older, right? I couldn't find one other version online. Also what would these have originally been used for? A 1910 dorm room? I think they are poster weight, but I don't want to remove them from the packaging. Here are some photos. Actually the colors in real life are quite strong, remember they are under this layer of plastic: [ATTACH=full]392787[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]392788[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]392789[/ATTACH] Image is fairly large at 14" x 22". [ATTACH=full]392790[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]392791[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]392792[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]392793[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]392794[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]392795[/ATTACH] You can see how someone has been storing them: [ATTACH=full]392796[/ATTACH] Looking for general thoughts. Older for sure? Not sure how I'd resell them, but it's cool to have the full set as a starting point.[/QUOTE]
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