We have several large binder / photo
albums, the pages of which are plastic sleeves with black album stock and
photos glued on. The albums were assembled in the mid-1903s, possibly later and
suffer from Vinegar Syndrome. Since there are no negatives it must be the
plastic sleeves, which I assume then to be some type of cellulose acetate.
Questions:
How urgent is it to disassemble the
albums, or at least to get rid of the plastic sleeves?
Do the gasses effect other materials in
the vicinity, whether paper-based or negatives?
Are there any health hazards associated
with the vinegar syndrome?
As always, thanks for y’all’s
input.
Remko Jansonius
Vizcaya Museum and Gardens
Miami