Post by mickeygubitosifan on Feb 7, 2011 1:54:43 GMT -5
Since this isn't strictly a query about Our Gang, I figured that this was the suitable forum for these questions.
I have a few autographed photos in my limited memorabilia collection, a collection that I'm sure will continue to grow in the future. So far, my only Our Gang piece is one of the "Otay" pictures autographed by Eugene Lee (signed Gordon Porky Lee) during his later days on the circuit, after he had re-embraced his early fame and begun to do autograph appearances. Most of you are probably well familiar with the specific photo, which shows Eugene Lee at a very young age beside a dog, each subject with his tongue lolling out between his teeth. This makes for a terrific shot, and I think it must be humanly impossible to look at the photo and not smile. :-)
As with another of my favorite items, my signed Jackie Coogan picture, I currently keep the Eugene Lee one carefully stowed in a drawer, safe from the erosive effects of light. I'd rather that not be a permanent arrangement, of course, but being relatively new to the idea of collecting autographs and exhibiting them with minimal risk to the signatures, I could use some advice on how to best guard such items, particularly from the disparaging effects of both natural and artificial light. How is it best to display them? Can natural light filtered through a curtain cause significant damage to a sharpie autograph? What kinds of artificial light fixtures should be avoided?
I'm sure there are germane questions that I wouldn't even think to ask, so I'm appealing for help to those of you who have some experience in the realm of autograph collecting. Any and all tips will be gratefully received.
I have a few autographed photos in my limited memorabilia collection, a collection that I'm sure will continue to grow in the future. So far, my only Our Gang piece is one of the "Otay" pictures autographed by Eugene Lee (signed Gordon Porky Lee) during his later days on the circuit, after he had re-embraced his early fame and begun to do autograph appearances. Most of you are probably well familiar with the specific photo, which shows Eugene Lee at a very young age beside a dog, each subject with his tongue lolling out between his teeth. This makes for a terrific shot, and I think it must be humanly impossible to look at the photo and not smile. :-)
As with another of my favorite items, my signed Jackie Coogan picture, I currently keep the Eugene Lee one carefully stowed in a drawer, safe from the erosive effects of light. I'd rather that not be a permanent arrangement, of course, but being relatively new to the idea of collecting autographs and exhibiting them with minimal risk to the signatures, I could use some advice on how to best guard such items, particularly from the disparaging effects of both natural and artificial light. How is it best to display them? Can natural light filtered through a curtain cause significant damage to a sharpie autograph? What kinds of artificial light fixtures should be avoided?
I'm sure there are germane questions that I wouldn't even think to ask, so I'm appealing for help to those of you who have some experience in the realm of autograph collecting. Any and all tips will be gratefully received.