While I don't have an answer for you, I recommend that you talk to someone
in the conservation department at the George Eastman House in Rochester, NY.
Maybe there is even someone on the list who works there. Good Luck!

-Shana O'Hara
Aljira, a Center for Contemporary Art


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>Hello!
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>Perhaps someone out there can help me.  I need to find a suitable
>material for housing a daguerrotype that no longer has a case.  The
>emulsion is flaking off so I'm looking for a non-abrasive material.
>Would the CRPP photographic paper (alpha cellulose, .006, neutralpH,
>sulpher and lignen free) produced by Conservation Resources be
>appropriate?  Thanks for your help.
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>Starlyn D'Angelo
>Old Stone Fort Museum
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