[Bcma-l] Old postcards

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Hi Larry,
One good option is to put them in a cold vacuum press - most frame shops are
equipped to handle that. If you need further info or cannot find someone
local to do it for you - feel free to call and we can help you.

Myron Arndt

On Mon, Jun 22, 2009 at 10:50 AM, <bcma-l-admin@museumsassn.bc.ca> wrote:

> We have some boxes of old postcards, archival photos, that are curled from
> poor storage.
> Is there a method of straightening them out and restoring, flattening,
> ironing etc.?
> There are many repeats and we would like to put some in our sales gallery,
> but they are not in good enough condition as they are.
>
> --
> Larry A. Ewashen
> Doukhobor Discovery Centre
> 112 Heritage Way
> Castlegar BC V1N 4M5
> www.Doukhobor-Museum.org
> 250-365-5327
>
>


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Myron D. Arndt
President
Island Art Publishers/Matshop
6687 Mirah Road, Saanichton, BC V8M 1Z4
1.800.663.7501   Fax: 1.800.663.7563
www.islandart.com, www.matshop.com
www.matshop.ca, www.thevgroove.com

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Hi Larry,<br>One good option is to put them in a cold vacuum press - most f=
rame shops are equipped to handle that. If you need further info or cannot =
find someone local to do it for you - feel free to call and we can help you=
.<br>
<br>Myron Arndt<br><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Mon, Jun 22, 2009 at 1=
0:50 AM,  <span dir=3D"ltr">&lt;<a href=3D"mailto:bcma-l-admin@museumsassn.=
bc.ca">bcma-l-admin@museumsassn.bc.ca</a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br><blockquote =
class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); m=
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<div>We have some boxes of old postcards, archival photos, that are curled =
from poor storage.</div>
<div>Is there a method of straightening them out and restoring, flattening,=
 ironing etc.?</div>
<div>There are many repeats and we would like to put some in our sales gall=
ery, but they are not in good enough condition as they are.<br clear=3D"all=
"></div><font color=3D"#888888">
<div></div><br>-- <br>Larry A. Ewashen<br>Doukhobor Discovery Centre<br>112=
 Heritage Way<br>Castlegar BC V1N 4M5<br><a href=3D"http://www.Doukhobor-Mu=
seum.org" target=3D"_blank">www.Doukhobor-Museum.org</a><br>250-365-5327<br=
>
<br>
</font></blockquote></div><br><br clear=3D"all"><br>-- <br>Myron D. Arndt<b=
r>President<br>Island Art Publishers/Matshop<br>6687 Mirah Road, Saanichton=
, BC V8M 1Z4<br>1.800.663.7501 =A0 Fax: 1.800.663.7563<br><a href=3D"http:/=
/www.islandart.com">www.islandart.com</a>, <a href=3D"http://www.matshop.co=
m">www.matshop.com</a><br>
<a href=3D"http://www.matshop.ca">www.matshop.ca</a>, <a href=3D"http://www=
.thevgroove.com">www.thevgroove.com</a><br>

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