I would suggest finding a local printer who can make your copy - I live in a
very small town, but we have a print shop that will scan and print photos or
maps for me at $5/sq.ft. Kinkos is a minimum of $7/sq.ft. 

Now let me tell you about my experience at Kinko's this week. Thinking that
Kinkos could do the work quickly, I took a photo (8X10") to them last
Tuesday and asked them to enlarge it to 16X20", mounted on foam core. (The
photo was an head-on action shot of my husband swimming in a triathlon.)
They said it would be ready on Friday after 4:00 P.M. I stopped in on
Saturday morning at 11:00 a.m. to pick it up. The store was only partially
lit, and one (ebony haired, nose ringed spiked collared) employee was
working. After waiting on line for much longer than was really necessary,
she popped her gum at me, signaling my turn for service. She retrieved the
folder and the finished work. 

I immediately knew something was terribly wrong, since I could see that the
finished work was 8X20" instead of 16X20". (I can tell you that my husband
had REALLY broad shoulders in the Kinkos rendition.) She started to ring up
the order and finally noticed me standing there, wide eyed and mouth hanging
open in shock. So, she says, "Ya like it?" Two customers behind me
snickered. I told her they'd made an error. I pulled the original out of the
folder and laid it on top of the "new" version. She still couldn't see the
problem. So, I patiently explained that they only doubled one dimension
rather than two. She still couldn't see it and walked to the back of the
work area to find a ruler. By this time several customers had inched forward
to see the problem - all were giggling and rolling their eyes. She came back
with the ruler and finally saw the problem. In addition to the obvious,
there was also a large 2" gash across the photo as if someone had dragged
something heavy across it. Goth Girl popped her gum again and said, "Hey,
I'll give you a dollar off because of the mark on it." I finally explained
that it was to be a piece of art, hung on a wall, and I wanted my original
enlarged as ordered. She said, "Hey we can do it over - it'll be ready on
Wednesday after 4:00 P.M. They didn't get the second chance. Nor did the get
the business of the two people in line behind me - they left too. 

I've had good luck with Kinko's all across the nation - but this one
experience does teach a lesson. It's not the business, organization, etc.
that you are dealing with - it's the ONE person who's doing your work. Try
to develop a relationship with that person so they understand that you're
leaving precious artwork, maps, artifacts, etc. with them. I would NEVER
leave anything important with our local "Kinko's Goth Girl."

Becky Fitzgerald

-----Original Message-----
From: Museum discussion list [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf
Of Meredith L. Dunham
Sent: Monday, October 02, 2006 12:31 PM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: Framing an historic map

Depending on where you're going to display it, I would suggest having a good
color copy made and display that instead.  You could probably get a copy
from a quality copy service such as Kinkos or a local group.  We had a
garden map that was display in an inappropriate frame for too long, and now
it is in danger of falling apart completely.  We cannot even handle it
because it is so brittle.  A copy would negate this risk.
 
Light Impressions (www.lightimpressionsdirect.com) has some good quality
materials for framing although, with a artifact of that size, you're
probably looking at custom work which can get a little pricey.  Conservation
Resources does framing as well.  Hope that helps.
 
Meredith
 
Virginia Beach Historic Houses
3131 Virginia Beach Blvd.
Virginia Beach, VA 23452
Phone: 757-431-4000
Fax: 757-431-3733
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From: Museum discussion list on behalf of Linda McAllister
Sent: Mon 10/2/2006 12:15 PM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: [MUSEUM-L] Framing an historic map


Our museum owns a large map that was given to Howard Hughes by Kathryn
Hepburn [approx. 5'x5']   We'd like to either frame this piece or put it
between glass.  Can anyone suggest materials to use or ways of displaying
it?
 

Linda McAllister, CFRE
The Florida Air Museum
Curator of Advancement
Office:  863-644-2431 ext. 142
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