Authentic Ruth Kaywoodie Sign?

[chalupacollects]

ouch...

[Hankphenom]

I can imagine this piece fooling someone who hasn't seen a lot of old paper stuff, including display advertising pieces, but to my eyes all of these repro/fantasy jobs have enough in common that should get picked up on pretty much at first sight: I don't know if it's because they're all being made by the same outfit or because there's a standard faux aging process among the phony manufacturers, but they all have a basic faded yellowing look to them that I suppose is intended to mimic real toning from age and air, and there is also enough lack of clarity and resolution to tip off any but non-collectors of old paper. The backs are also usually too uniformly dirty or stained across the entire surface, intended to look old but just not the way old cardboard that has typically been haphazardly stored in unsafe places gets degraded, with a corner here exposed to a dirt floor or a section soaked in encroaching water, in other words much less uniform than is seen on the fakes.

[clydepepper]

well, I certainly would have been fooled...you guys are the best.

Stay safe n STAY HOME!


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