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About Us

Backingtothefuture is a Canadian-based poster restoration, preservation and shrink wrap framing business.

The restoration and preservation process is called linen backing. Linen backing is a commonly accepted, highly skilled and artistic form of preservation and restoration of original vintage movie posters, especially those that were shipped to the theatres folded. It is also a way to preserve a variety of other paper posters including travel posters, war bond posters, sports posters and concert posters.

Shrink wrap framing is not only cost effective, but it ensures the posters remain flat and protected against dirt and smudges. The finished product is a light, durable framed poster that presents very well. By shrink wrapping a poster the value and integrity of is always preserved. (Due to the cost of shipping a shrink wrapped poster, this service is primarily for client in the Greater Toronto Area)

Our Services

Linen backing, washing, bleaching, paper replacement, tape removal, filling in fold lines, air brushing and shrink wrap framing. Linen backing is technically reversible. It is certainly possible to re-back a poster without too many problems. But if a poster is demounted, it will not return to its original condition.

Linen Backing

Linen backing is commonly an accepted form of preservation and restoration of original vintage movie posters, especially those that were shipped to the theatres folded. It is also a way to preserve a variety of other paper posters including travel posters, war bond posters, sports posters and concert posters.

Paper Backing

Paper backing is the process whereby a poster is mounted to Japanese Masa paper only. This process is usually reserved for posters on heavy cardboard stock. The drawback to paper backing is the poster can never be rolled and must be stored and shipped flat.

Shrinkwrap Framing

After a movie poster is preserved and restored you may want to consider having it shrink wrapped. This type of framing is not only cost effective, but it ensures the posters remain flat and protected against dirt and smudges.

Our Team

The principal of the company is Dan Miles, a vintage movie poster collector and movie buff. Dan has been restoring posters for 22 years now. He learned this trade by studying under the guidance of a master printer and paper restorer in Toronto and a professional shrink wrapper in Toronto.

Kailin Mason is a graduate from the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design and has earned a certificate in Fine Arts from Georgian College. She has had work on display at several art exhibitions across the GTA including the Rosedale Art Fair in Toronto, Art in the Park in Stouffville and Considered, Quest Art in Midland.

Linda studied commercial art at Dawson College in Montreal and fine art at The Ontario College of Art in Toronto. She specializes in painting with oil and watercolour. After spending 15 years working as a commercial artist Linda is teaching drawing and painting at the META4 Contemporary Craft Gallery in Port Perry and works part-time restoring posters for Backingtothefuture.

Tamara earned a Certificate of Graphic Techniques from the Richmond Art College in London, England. She paints using oil and acrylics and has shown her pieces at various galleries in Ontario. In addition to her talents as a painter, Tamara is also a musician and a producer, playwright and author.

What our Clients are saying

Over the years we have restored and shipped posters all over the world! Below are some of our happy customers.

Our Work

Below are some samples of our work. If you are looking for something specific, let us know.

Mission Statement

Backingtothefuture is dedicated to excellent customer satisfaction by restoring their poster(s) to as close to the original condition as possible as cost effectively as possible. Through this highly specialized artistic process we will ensure that a poster, whether it has sentimental value or is a valuable collectable, is properly preserved and prepared to display for years of enjoyment.

Pricing

The prices for poster restoration and preservation include linen backing, tape removal, washing and bleaching, paper replacement and one hour of restoration. Additional restoration will be billed at $35 per hour. We will provide a quote for each individual poster, however the base prices are as follows.

Half sheet/Insert/one sheet/30x40 - $130.00 Cdn to $150.00 Cdn.

Three sheet, 40x60, French and Italian 1 panels - $250 per poster – plus additional restoration at $35 per hour.

The prices for shrink wrap framing are as follows:
Half sheet/Insert - $45 per poster
One sheet (27x40) or 30x40 - $65 per poster
(Note – we do not shrink wrap large posters anymore as we can no longer source the materials for larger sizes)

Contact Us

Ready to move forwards with your project, or have any questions about our services? Feel free to drop us a note below.