{"product_id":"1929-ships-star-of-india-garthpool-h-w-rohl-pandora-original-016874-rto1-040","title":"1929 Ships Star of India Garthpool H. W. Rohl Pandora - ORIGINAL RTO1","description":"This is an original rotogravure picture section from the \u003ci\u003e \nLos Angeles Sunday Times,\u003c\/i\u003e August 11, 1929. This three-page, double-sided section includes cover images of \"The Star of India\"; Britain's last sailing ship, the \"Garthpool\": H. W. Rohl's \"Pandora\"; plus interior images of the Matterhorn; the Parthenon; Egypt's Pyramids; women's fashions; model aircraft at the Los Angeles Times Playground Aircraft League; Charles Lindbergh with D. W. Tomlinson; the S. S. Bremen; and images of the festival \"Old Spanish Days\" in Santa Barbara; plus various ads.   \n\n\u003cp\u003ePeriod Paper is pleased to offer a scarce collection of \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eoriginal\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e rotogravure pictorial sections from several major U. S. newspapers. These sections were highly popular in their day, and today they provide us with fascinating \"snapshots,\" so to speak, of historical events, people and places--a virtual treasure trove for the collector of historical memorabilia. These items are extremely fragile and to reduce handling them we have taken a digital image of the first page only, and will provide a brief written description of the interior images. \u003cb\u003e(Please note that the image contrast and resolution is of a higher quality than we were able to capture digitally.)\u003c\/b\u003e Each item in this collection is protected by an oversized black acid-free 3-ply board and encapsulated in an archival resealable bag. Plus, we use special custom shipping materials to guarantee safe arrival, flat. Due to the large size of these sections, they will be shipped folded along the original crease. \u003c\/p\u003e \n\n\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout Rotogravure:\u003c\/b\u003e Rotogravure is a printing method using a rotary press with intaglio cylinders which allows for very high quality halftone reproductions to be printed at high speed on inexpensive paper stock. Newspapers, beginning with \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times,\u003c\/i\u003e were able to make effective use of this technology, and many published regular rotogravure pictorial sections in their publications during the early 20th century.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCONDITION\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis 82+ year old Item is rated Fine. This fragile item has normal wear and tear from use including  small to moderate tears, chips, and creases.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eProduct Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Orig. Rotogravure Section; Sepia\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eGrade:\u003c\/b\u003e Fine\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/b\u003e Approximately 16 x 22 inches; 41 x 56 cm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eAuthentication:\u003c\/b\u003e Serial-Numbered Certificate of Authenticity w\/ Full Provenance\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eProtection:\u003c\/b\u003e Packaged in a custom archival sleeve with an acid-free black board (great for display, gift-giving, and preservation)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eRTO1C29 \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Period Paper","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":7649257160764,"sku":"016874_RTO1_040","price":23.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1021\/8371\/products\/RTO1_040.jpg?v=1571714117","url":"https:\/\/www.periodpaper.com\/products\/1929-ships-star-of-india-garthpool-h-w-rohl-pandora-original-016874-rto1-040","provider":"Period Paper Historic Art LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}