Ms Armstrong asked for recommendations for an INERT material, and Sintra, as a polyvinyl chloride (PVC) hardly qualifies. Although Alusuisse, the manufacturer of this particular brand of PVC, states that their product is "archival," a quick check of any analysis of PVC should discourage potential users, and encourage us to find alternatives. One such alternative for use as a substrate is acrylic sheeting manufactured commercially as Acylite, among others. While cutting and gluing present some potential health hazards, as a substrate it is dimensionally stable, and, unlike PVC, should not pose a threat of interaction with art materials. Oliver Hirsch Hirsch & Associates Fine Art Services, INc. New York On Thu, 20 Mar 2003 09:10:28 -0500 "Meyersburg, David (PEB)" <[log in to unmask]> writes: > Lauraine, > > You should consider Sintra, a polyvinyl chloride/acrylic plastic > sheet. The material is available in very thin sheets, several > colors, and is easily cut with a mat knife or heavy-duty paper > cutter. You can write on the reverse with a "sharpie" marker and > various adhesives can be used to secure labels/captions. The > material is available from a variety of suppliers. We have been > using AIN Plastics- the closest to you is in Michigan: > 1-800-521-1757. > > > > Dave Meyersburg > New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation > Chief of Historic Sites Exhibits > Peebles Island Resource Center > Waterford, New York 12188-0209 > 518/237-8643 extension 3228 > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Lauraine Armstrong [mailto:[log in to unmask]] > Sent: Wednesday, March 19, 2003 5:24 PM > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: laminating photos to "plastic" > > > A local government department had 2 large photo albums created > (approx. 18" x 30") some 10 years ago. They contained b&w photos > ordered > from various archives and captions. The photos & captions were > laminated > onto acid-free poster board pages and a layer of what looks like > mylar > was laminated on top of that to protect everything. They were stored > at > the museum (but not part of our collection) but the gov't dept > decided > it wanted to use them for something, subsequently stored them in a > basement, and now the mylar protective layer and the captions have > wrinkled. It looks like moisture damage, possibly caused by > temperature/humidity fluctuation. > > If you picture those magnetic photo albums where somebody has laid > the > plastic cover down badly so that air is trapped in it and there are > little ridges, you'll have an idea of what this album now looks > like. > > New albums can be made because all the photos were prints ordered > from > various archives. What I've been asked and what I am asking you, is > there some sort of inert, rigid, plastic that could be used for the > pages of the album, instead of acid-free poster board, that would be > more tolerant of improper storage. Otherwise, I'll recommend they > recreate the albums in the same fashion and simply store them > properly > this time. > > thanks in advance > Lauraine Armstrong > > > > > -- > Lauraine Armstrong > Curator of Collections > > Northern Life Museum tel: 867-872-2859 > PO Box 420 fax: 867-872-5808 > Fort Smith, NWT X0E 0P0 > > ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ > Software is that ridiculous collection of absurdities that doesn't > know the first thing about how to make a good cup of tea.' > Arthur Dent vs. Nutrimatic Machine (D. Adams) > > ========================================================= > Important Subscriber Information: > > The Museum-L FAQ file is located at > http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . 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