[Bcma-l] Old postcards

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Thanks, I will try that.

2009/6/23 <bcma-l-admin@museumsassn.bc.ca>

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

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Thanks, I will try that.<br><br>
<div class="gmail_quote">2009/6/23 <span dir="ltr">&lt;<a href="mailto:bcma-l-admin@museumsassn.bc.ca">bcma-l-admin@museumsassn.bc.ca</a>&gt;</span><br>
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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><a href="http://saltspringarchives.com/" target="_blank">http://saltspringarchives.com</a></div>
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<div><a href="http://www.archives.state.al.us/officials/conservhumid02.html" target="_blank">http://www.archives.state.al.us/officials/conservhumid02.html</a></div>
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<blockquote type="cite">We have some boxes of old postcards, archival photos, that are curled from poor storage.</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite">Is there a method of straightening them out and restoring, flattening, ironing etc.?</blockquote>
<blockquote type="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></blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite"><br>--<br>Larry A. Ewashen<br>Doukhobor Discovery Centre<br>112 Heritage Way<br>Castlegar BC V1N 4M5<br><a href="http://www.doukhobor-museum.org/" target="_blank">www.Doukhobor-Museum.org</a><br>250-365-5327</blockquote>

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<div></div><br>-- <br>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<br><br>

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