Restoring a Collectible vintage tin plate toy box

Here is an interesting project. a customer brought us a 1930′s toy and asked us if we could do anything with the box itself. Missing paper & image with many holes and a roll or two of tape holding it together. After removing the tape we set about piecing it together and filling holes and color without over-restoring it too much. We then cut a double mat and mounted it in a custom frame. He plans on hanging the frame next to the...

Restoring a Newspaper with linen

Newspaper print is notoriously prone to wrinkling (Photo 1) and ages very rapidly due to the low quality paper used. Over time the paper also becomes very brittle and will fall apart when handled. This example shows a page from the Houston Post which a client brought in for restoration for sentimental reasons rather than for any historical significance and dates from 1939. During the process the paper becomes very wet during mounting and de-acidification (Photo 2)  but finally after drying (Photos 3 & 4) the newspaper is ready for framing. We undertake this kind of work for around...

FOR VICTORY BUY MORE BONDS, WW1 poster by J. Scott Williams

FOR VICTORY, BUY MORE BONDS, ~1918 by J. Scott Williams Original American WW1 Poster for the fourth liberty bond campaign. A very dramatic and scarce Liberty Loan poster loaded with powerful patriotic imagery. Poster shows the artists rendition of Columbia in front of the American eagle and marching troops under a red sky. This stunning and very large poster measuring 36″ x 56″ has been linen backed and is in near perfect condition. A rare and unusual poster that will be the focal point of any room. Price Linen Backed $1500 To see this poster and others visit our gallery the...

Announcing our new Poster Gallery at The Limited Edition, Katy, Texas !!

Thanks to all our local Texas and global customers we are now proud to announce the opening  of our new poster gallery at the Limited Edition Art and Antiques located in old town Katy, Texas. This new 1200 sq.ft. gallery features posters of all genres on prominent display; choose from thousands of titles and genres  all guaranteed to be  original. We offer full linen backing and restoration services as well as custom framing – one stop shopping for your media and game rooms! Serving the local Houston, Austin, Dallas and San Antonio regions since...

KAR-MI, Original Vintage Magic Poster

KAR-MI, 1914. Original Magic Poster (28″ x 41″) depicting the Indian magician and juggler. In this poster he promises to swallow a loaded gun barrel and shoot a cracker from a man’s head. This fine lithograph is in excellent C8 condition and will soon be mounted on linen. Two minor tears along the margin will be repaired during linen backing. Price Linen Backed $650 To see this poster and others visit our gallery the Limited Edition in old town Katy, Texas. Providing poster sales, Linen Backing, Restoration and Framing services  to the Houston, San Antonio, Austin and...

VINTAGE TRAVEL POSTERS: RESTORATION AND LINEN BACKING

Travel posters like movie, circus and war posters all suffer from the perils of time, mishandling and poor storage. Here at The Limited Edition we offer both linen backing and restoration services for all your posters regardless of the genre. This month we will be listing some travel posters which we are listing on consignment for a local client here in Texas. To see these posters and other travel posters please CLICK HERE. If you have posters you would like to consign us to sell or if your posters need linen backing  please call as at our gallery 281-391-9048 or 832-661-5242. We are located...

JULES VERNE ORIGINAL DOOR PANEL POSTERS

20,000 LEAGUES UNDER THE SEA, 1955. An Original Set of 4 rolled door panels (20″ x 60″) for the 1960′s re-release of this classic tale by Jules Verne. Door Panels are special promotional posters used to create extra pizzazz for the release of a movie and were usually used on entrance doors of a theater. At the base of these posters there is a space for adding a snipe or venue information for the release date time and location. These posters are rare and hardly ever show up in auction especially as a full set. They are all in excellent condition with only a couple of minor...

We specialise in framing original vintage posters

At the Limited Edition located in the heart of old town Katy, Texas we specialize in framing posters and large format vintage art of all sizes. Along with providing linen backing and restoration services we carry a large selection of frame samples to suit your tastes, decor and poster images. We maintain a large inventory of original vintage posters of all genres including movie, advertising, travel and propaganda posters and have been selling to the San Antonio, Austin, Dallas and Houston markets since 1994. If you need original posters for your home, restaurant or office please give us a...

WWI Posters will be available soon

We will soon be adding a new category for posters from the Great War! These images, many designed by famous artists of the day will only be available  mounted on linen, De-acidified and restored. In each case we will add a photo of the un-restored poster as many of these posters which are now over a hundred years old have required extensive restoration; especially to the...

SWEET ROSIE O’GRADY, Original Special Promotional Posters starring Betty Grable

SWEET ROSIE O’GRADY, 1943. These very rare special posters were specially designed to promote the movie musical and are quite different from the theater release of the poster. Instead one of these posters feature music hall star Madelaine Marlowe (Betty Grable) posing to promote Flugelmans’s Beer in a beer garden where she worked as a singer the outset of her movie. The second poster promoting wire bustles shows Madelaine appearing as a burlesque queen. For more information on these poster check out our recent additions or the Musical category. Both posters measure 30″ x...

DOOMED TO DIE, restoration of an original horror poster

This poster from 1940 featuring the master of horror Boris Karloff was in serious need of restoration having countless tears, small holes and red oil paint splashed all over it. Fortunately the original colors were still vivid and the value of the poster warranted the extra time it took for a complete restoration. It now hangs in a media room in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil! For other restoration examples please click...

JOIN THE TANKS – World War One Rescruitment Poster

JOIN THE TANKS, 1914-1918. This is an original recruitment poster measuring 41′ x 27″ and dating from World War One and is in remarkable condition for its age. The artist; August Hutaf (1874-1942) could have lived a generation later as his artistic style on this poster is more reminiscent of 50′s era Sci Fi than the sombre, dark images from WWI that are more commonly seen. The poster issued by the United States Tank Corp is a popular image featuring Chrurchill Tanks amid a blaze of fire and a snarling cat leaping into the viewers field of vision. Topped off with a tagline...