Vintage Wheels for the Mind Poster

#1 Thu, 5 Mar 2015 - 15:27 68kMLA

There is an estate auction with this poster at it this weekend and I was wondering if it was original. I have seen several of these Wheels for the Mind posters online, but never one like this. I know it is really subjective, but I am curious how much it is worth. Thanks in advance.

#2 Thu, 5 Mar 2015 - 15:34 68kMLA

The thing that gives me pause (note that I am not an expert) is the fact that the Apple logo isn't six-colors.

#3 Thu, 5 Mar 2015 - 15:53 68kMLA

From what I have read they weren't always the six-color in the Wheels for the Mind collection. Here is a fairly common poster and as you can see the Apple logo is black.

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#4 Thu, 5 Mar 2015 - 17:32 68kMLA

From some more research I have done these were intended for the Education and in the education line the six-color logo was rarely used. Additionally I was able to locate another picture of an identical poster @:

http://homepage2.nifty.com/56thWAREHOUSE/APPLELOGO/LOGO07(POSTER1).html

I have been looking for several hours and this seems to be the only other picture of this poster. So, either it is extremely rare or could still be a fake.

HELP!!!

#5 Thu, 5 Mar 2015 - 17:41 68kMLA

Not a clue. Never saw one until today. Only advice I can offer is bid what you're willing to pay for it, and no more.

#6 Thu, 5 Mar 2015 - 17:45 68kMLA

Yeah from what I can tell the auction has a huge sign collection, so you would think a sign connoisseur would know that this is an original vintage poster. I had never seen one and was just curious if someone else had seen one.

#7 Thu, 5 Mar 2015 - 18:57 68kMLA

I'd wager it's real. It's a pretty obscure poster for someone to make a bootleg.

#8 Fri, 6 Mar 2015 - 15:22 68kMLA

olePigeon said:
I'd wager it's real. It's a pretty obscure poster for someone to make a bootleg.

Agreed. I've never even seen these Wheels for the Mind products before, and I've been into Macs since 1992.