[Bcma-l] Old postcards

Tue, 23 Jun 2009 07:14:29 -0700

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Hi Larry
Humidifying the post cards will straighten them.
We are using a Rubber Maid container hooked up to a humidifier.
Works well!

Frank Neumann
http://saltspringarchives.com

http://www.archives.state.al.us/officials/conservhumid02.html

>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.
>
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>Larry A. Ewashen
>Doukhobor Discovery Centre
>112 Heritage Way
>Castlegar BC V1N 4M5
><http://www.Doukhobor-Museum.org>www.Doukhobor-Museum.org
>250-365-5327

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<div>Hi Larry</div>
<div>Humidifying the post cards will straighten them.</div>
<div>We are using a Rubber Maid container hooked up to a
humidifier.</div>
<div>Works well!</div>
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<div>Frank Neumann</div>
<div>http://saltspringarchives.com</div>
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<div>http://www.archives.state.al.us/officials/conservhumid02.html</div
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<blockquote type="cite" cite>We have some boxes of old postcards,
archival photos, that are curled from poor storage.</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite>Is there a method of straightening them
out and restoring, flattening, ironing etc.?</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite>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.<br>
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Larry A. Ewashen<br>
Doukhobor Discovery Centre<br>
112 Heritage Way<br>
Castlegar BC V1N 4M5<br>
<a
href="http://www.Doukhobor-Museum.org">www.Doukhobor-Museum.org</a><br>
250-365-5327</blockquote>
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