posted on September 29, 2005 09:16:41 AM
Is there a name for the gritty gelatine finish applied as ornamentation (I guess that's what you would call it) on some postcards? I have a winter scene with this kind of clear but gritty junk on it - I think it's supposed to be snow or ice. I have seen this before on other cards but never buy them because I think it's ugly but this one is kind of interesting - the card is published by Tuck - Berlin series "winterlandschaften" - the stuff is applied to lower part of the card. Thanks in advance.
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posted on September 29, 2005 09:30:14 AM
hey neglus,
i think you're talking about "glitter." in this case, it's white 'cause of the overall color scheme. have seen it in all kinds of colors. yep, it's gritty and it can scratch a scanner.
cards with glitter have always traditionally been considered "less desirable" than cards without glitter and usually bump the price down a little bit; however, i've got a few where the glitter is used tastefully and complements the overall scheme or theme. i sold a patriotic one with glitter on it recently for $32. i like this one of yours. who cares what the experts think? careful with that scanner!
posted on September 29, 2005 09:35:22 AM
p.s. - it looks like it's artist signed, but i can't quite make out the name at the bottom right corner, something about "krahrn"?
posted on September 29, 2005 09:43:28 AM
Thanks - this stuff isn't "glitter" as in the shiny stuff though - it's clear and seems to be some kind of plastic but very gritty - maybe I'll wait til i'm in the mood to list it though LOL Some days describing things like this just seems to be TOOO much trouble!
I have spent all morning trying to figure out what country in the modern world some of my foreign cards are in....and by what name the towns currently go by...German named towns in France (Alsace), German named towns in Poland (former Prussia) - French named towns in Tunisia, Rangoon -Burma is now Yangon - Myanmar...and then we have my Japanese parking lot card (another thread)...I can hardly wait to get to the old tried and true US listings!
I think you are right - it's a Tuck oilette card and it does look like artist signed W Krahmen...found a Krahmann in Google in 1912 Berlin (all in German of course)..have to wait for hubby to get home from biz trip I guess
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posted on September 29, 2005 11:36:12 AM
oh. are you talking about the "gel" (gelatin) finish that's sometimes on cards and it usually gets crackly with age?
personally, i hate listing most foreign cards. lots of geography lessons, gets kind of time-consuming. but necessary for an accuate listing.
posted on September 29, 2005 11:58:34 AM
It's kind of a sand embedded gel (not the super glossy one that cracks) - I guess it's hard to describe . I remember once at a show a dealer named it when I commented how ugly I thought it looked on cards but the name escapes me now... maybe the dealer made it up in the first place LOL.
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posted on September 29, 2005 12:01:04 PM
oh. that stuff. the ugly stuff! now i know what you mean. i see a dealer friend of mine online and will leave her a message and see if she knows. it looks good though in that particular snowy scene.
posted on September 29, 2005 09:05:10 PM
It's not mica, mica is silver, a natural product, and irregularly shaped.
I think this is a coralene finish.
Coralene was a coating of tiny polished glass balls...maybe you've seen it applied to fine glassware vases? It was easily painted, or stained, and very popular around the turn of the century.
I have a few floral coralene postcards in my collection. Beautiful card by the way!
[ edited by williamblake on Sep 29, 2005 09:08 PM ]
