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Glass Movie Slide: Mary Pickford "Pollyanna" (1920)

$ 31.67

Availability: 84 in stock
  • Condition: Perfect, Perfect, Perfect!
  • Industry: Movies
  • Original/Reproduction: Original
  • Modified Item: No
  • Country/Region of Manufacture: United States

    Description

    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.
    Here is a beautiful Mary Pickford slide for the film, "Pollyanna".  A moniker she was stuck with for years.  The story of Pollyanna has been done numerous times over the years (7) but Pickford was the first. Here she plays the fabled optimistic orphan who changes the town and everyone in it with her cheery outlook. The film is from 1920. Pickford was 28 years old and still able (or forced) to play the child. This was Pickford's first production for her new company, United Artists.
    This slide is beautiful. It looks like it was manufactured just last week. The blue, orange, green, pink and a touch of yellow to her hair are all done so nice. The image is sharp and clean.  Even the cardboard frame is as good as the slide. Not a mark on it. Clean and strong!
    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 years 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!