Glass Movie Slide: Ben Turpin / Polly Moran "Roping Her Romeo" (1917)

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There comes a time when everything must end.  I have lovingly and selectively assembled a collection of early movie glass "coming attraction" slides. Some were bought due to the celebrity. Some were bought for the movie's title and place in film history. Some were bought for the artwork of the graphic. Bottom line, each slide was handpicked and chosen over a run of twenty years. Now is the time for these rare pieces of film memorabilia to grace a new home.  It is not often that a collection of this calibre is put up for sale. Know that there are more slides coming in the next weeks. Opening prices are based on what I paid for the slides over the years.
Ben Turpin was one of the oddest comics to grace the silent screen. His hallmark to fame were his crossed eyes. It seemed that he could see everything coming from every direction at once. One of the Hollywood fables claims that he had his eyes insured never to uncross. Turpin worked with most of the silent comics of the era and for most of the silent comedy companies.
Here he is in 1917 with Mack Sennett at Paramount Sennett Comedies in a short written and produced by Sennett himself. His costar is Polly Moran once again playing her Sheriff Nell role. Moran also came up through the Sennett school.
The slide is in perfect condition. Being that it is from 1917 it is of the double 3 X 4 inch slide variety with the double glass taped at the edges. This keeps the fragile emulsioned image safe on the inside of the two pieces of glass. The style I prefer. The colors pop out from the black background. There are no scratches or nicks on the glass. This is a really nice slide.
POSTAGE INFO: The last piece of information concerns shipping. I am an American but living here in Australia. The bulk of this collection travelled here to Australia with us on the move eleven or so yea
rs ago. That is where the slides will be shipped from.
The base weight for shipping a package to the United States is 500 grams, just over a pound. The charge for that is (U.S.).
Now for 500 grams I can certainly combine multiple slides. Depending on the slides being the double glass version (mid 1924
and earlier) or the cardboard framed variety will dictate the weight and how many I can send at one shipping. At least 5 or 6 slides can be shipped together for the same price. I just have to check the final weight of the box and keep it at 500 grams or less. So the short answer on shipping is; buy multiples and I will always do my best to COMBINE SHIPPING.
It is best to use PayPal for paying. Safer for you and for me. As soon as funds clear, the package will be sent out. Be aware that
due to this Covid 19 mess still affecting mailings, shipping could take 4 to 5 weeks. Usually it is quicker but it can take that long.
Bottom line, both the U.S and Australia have Post Offices that work. We have never lost a package traveling in either direction.
Good Luck!