Hi, Pam -- 

Yours is a better question for an exhibit preparator
than a librarian/archivist.  We aim to
preserve/recover the intellectual content of the
original, not obscure it. :-)

My thought was that a using a color photocopier to
copy the front and back of your original onto the 2
sides of the new paper would reproduce the shade of
the original paper has turned and also pick up the
folds and wrinkles as darker shades. Some judicious
rough treatment could be applied so that it resembles
the condition of the original as closely as possible.
I'd practice on a sheet of plain paper as color
photocopies can be pricey.

You could make a b/w photocopy and then put the paper
in a bath of tea until it turns a sufficiently dark
shade, then once the paper has dried out enough,
crumple it, fold it and tatter the edges a bit.  

I used to work with an exhibits preparator who made
such good replicas of things he had to initial them so
there were no accidental switches. 

Perhaps someone with experience in this area could
offer better advice, particularly on texture and
smell.  Unless you have a supply of old paper on hand
to run through the copier, no matter how good a copy
you get it will not have the same feel as the original
nor will it smell like old paper.  

Judy Turner
Whitefish Bay, WI

--- Pamela Silvestri <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

>  
>  
> Thanks Judy! Sounds like a plan! Any suggestions for
> making the photocopy  
> appear aged? 
>  
> Pam
>  


       
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