I recently ran across this description of removing warps from paper in
the following way on a genealogy newsgroup. Can anyone offer a
critique of this method? A better method or reference guide?

"I have worked with curled photographs and folded documents
successfully in the following way: I purchased a very large plastic
container like you use to store sweaters or a blanket. I then put
distilled water in the bottom of this container. (about 1/2 inch).
Take a pie pan or bowl turned upside down in the middle of the
container.[I like to use ones that are small even so that the lid will
still close but the documents have room not to be touching the cover]
(this makes a surface where the document can stay but doesn't get into
the water)  Place the photo on the pan/bowl and cover the container.
Let it sit anywhere from 12 hours to a day or so. (Don't forget it!)
Once the document has absored the mositure usually I can unfold it or
unroll the photo.  You must then immediately place it between wax
paper or photographic blotting paper and put a very large book on top
of it.  Let it dry that way. I wouldn't try this with anything that is
too crumbly, mostly I've worked with rolled photos or folded fairly
solid paper documents."

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JPhillips

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