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Creativity => Arts & Crafts Corral => Topic started by: gabumon on February 28, 2017, 07:56:16 PM
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a neighbor asked me to see if I can repair their 1950s pop up
books. Should I use new acid free cardstock for reinforcement parts or try and find paper from the same era?
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Moving over to the Arts & Crafts Corral.
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I think if they were my books I would prefer new paper to be used for the repairs. It will make the repairs stronger and more likely to last. Also acid-free is always a plus. That is just my feelings as an old book enthusiast.
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What kind of damage are you looking to repair? The pop-up parts only, or the binding or other parts of the book as well?
I would say in addition to acid free paper, the type of glue will need to be selected carefully. I'm afraid I don't know which kind would be the best, though - I did a very quick web search and PVA seems to be the recommended type. I also stumbled on this pdf on book repair techniques, do you think would be of any help? http://library.stmarytx.edu/acadlib/acq/bkrpr.pdf
Good luck with the conservation project! :read: