Thanks Norman and Robin. I knew about NEDCC – though I haven’t called them yet. I was hoping to get a few anecdotes first from organizations who had done this. I found several Library of Congress blogs/clips about their de-silking projects, but I hadn’t found the one you noted below Norman, at the New York State Archives, so I will contact them. Seems like it’s not a very common problem (or solution) – at least on the list.

--Kathie

Hi listers. We have an 18^th c. letter (a two-sided single sheet) that was “silked” sometime in the early 1900s. The paper is very stiff, with a bit of a milky film over the ink. As this letter is important to our collection, we would like to explore the option of having it “de-silked.” If you have any experience with this, what advice/tips can you offer, as well as a ballpark idea of cost? And who did you use? Feel free to contact me off list. Thanks!

 

--Kathie

 

Kathie Gow

[log in to unmask]

 

Oral History Producer

http://www.wordspicturesstories.com

 

Curator, Hatfield Historical Museum

http://hatfieldhistory.weebly.com

 

 

 

---

To unsubscribe from the MUSEUM-L list, click the following link:
http://home.ease.lsoft.com/scripts/wa-HOME.exe?SUBED1=MUSEUM-L&A=1

To unsubscribe from the MUSEUM-L list, click the following link:
http://home.ease.lsoft.com/scripts/wa-HOME.exe?SUBED1=MUSEUM-L&A=1