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Auction History Result

6y0055 CHILD FOR SALE linen 1sh 1920 Creighton Hale tells his son why he had to sell his sister, rare!

Date Sold 12/22/2020
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An Original Vintage Theatrical Linenbacked One-Sheet Movie Poster (1sh; measures 28" x 40" [71 x 102 cm]) (Learn More)

A Child For Sale, the 1920 Ivan Abramson New York City Greenwich Village silent family relationship tragedy melodrama ("Would you sell Your Baby? What is Your Baby Worth?"; "Dramatic thunderbolt"; about a poor artist who is so desperate that he sells his daughter to pay the rent money, but he brings her home when her brother protests; after many more misadventures, the family finally finds a stable place to live) starring Gladys Leslie, Creighton Hale, Bobby Connelly, Julia Swayne Gordon, Anna Lehr, William Tooker, and Ruth Sullivan (as the child)
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Important Added Info: Note that we have only previously auctioned two examples of this one-sheet, and the last one was 8 years ago (in "poor" condition). Also note that this one-sheet measures 28" x 40" [71 x 102 cm].

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Overall Condition and Pre-Restoration Defects with Quality of Restoration: fair to good. The poster had small paper loss at the top crossfold and tiny paper loss at the bottom crossfold, with some small paper loss in the man's chin. It had some creases and scuffs on parts of the folds. It had some ares of paper loss in parts of the blank borders. Overall, the poster was in good condition prior to linenbacking. The restorer backed the poster "in the European style", meaning that they did not do restoration to the defects described above. After it was backed, the poster came in contact with moisture, which has caused stains in the bottom of the poster, and also has caused the poster to become lightly rippled, so it is in urgent need of restoration.
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