Frames for Playbills

[Glinda's Candy]

Frames for Playbills#0

Posted: 8/22/05 at 12:48pm

Does anyone here frame their playbills? I know you can buy folders for them, but I was wondering if anyone knew where I could get plain, black frames for mine. (Like smaller versions of the ones they do for the posters...)
Any help?

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Updated On: 5/21/19 at 12:48 PM

[Conor]

re: Frames for Playbills#1

Posted: 8/22/05 at 12:50pm

I frame all of mine. I get those crappy frames from CVS where the glass pops out and in. There is a picture of an apple in the frame. They are like 4 bux and they actually look pretty good and the Playbills actually fit in them.

[Glinda's Candy]

re: Frames for Playbills#2

Posted: 8/22/05 at 1:05pm

thanks! what about over the internet? I am stuck here in London and all the standard frame sizes in the UK are completely wrong for playbills. anywhere I could get them on the net?

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Updated On: 5/21/19 at 01:05 PM

[Elizabeth_DeBris]

re: Frames for Playbills#3

Posted: 8/22/05 at 1:26pm

Playbill.com has them. I don't know if you can get them cheaper anywhere else, but that's where I got mine.

[VanHassle]

re: Frames for Playbills#4

Posted: 8/22/05 at 1:36pm

Playbill.com's are the best. They are designed to fit the playbill specifically so you don't have to measure the frame and mat or worry about ruining your playbill.

I also really like Playbill's binder's for storage.

[chinkie azn jai]

re: Frames for Playbills#5

Posted: 8/22/05 at 1:40pm

http://www.playbillstore.com/newplaycoldi.html

they are a bit expensive though.

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[Patronus]

re: Frames for Playbills#6

Posted: 8/22/05 at 1:45pm

The Triton Gallery also has some very cool plexy glass frames.

http://broadwayposters.com/triton/frameset_frames.htm

I have used those in the past.

[Anastasia_Beaverhausen]

re: Frames for Playbills#7

Posted: 8/22/05 at 2:51pm

I have a standing frame that holds a dozen 8x10s. It works really well to display a lot of playbills. You can leave the mats there (and even get coloroed ones) to go behind the playbills and it looks really cool.

[zelda]

re: Frames for Playbills#8

Posted: 8/22/05 at 3:52pm

i get this very nice black frame at the 99c store and it measure 81/2 x 12. it costs 99c..the glass pops out and i use balck construction paper for the background..it pops the colors..so in all i spend about 10 bucks a week..as ai have about 200 hundred more to go.

[chilly]

re: Frames for Playbills#9

Posted: 8/22/05 at 5:07pm

Glinda's Candy, do you know of a website with frames for west end posters?

[Eastwickian]

re: Frames for Playbills#10

Posted: 8/23/05 at 5:27am

It's a tad expensive, but:

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[Unknown User]

re: Frames for Playbills#11

Posted: 8/23/05 at 6:05am

Zelda, any way you could post a picture. It sound interesting and inexpensive.

[cturtle]

re: Frames for Playbills#12

Posted: 8/23/05 at 6:37am

we just started framing our playbill covers using IKEA's "clips" 7 x 9.5" frame. at $4 for a package of 4 frames, it's a VERY economical way to go. and they don't look half bad!

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[ProducersFan]

re: Frames for Playbills#13

Posted: 8/23/05 at 7:53am

I do what cturtle does - use the IKEA frames. The Playbills look great! I was afraid the frames would be discontinued so I have a stockpile of 3 sets down in my basement.

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[idinarocksmysocks!510]

re: Frames for Playbills#14

Posted: 8/23/05 at 8:43am

I tend to just put mine in a frame with the poster and pictures. I know that Walmart has good sizes and you can rotate them at an angle (if you know what I meean).

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