I don't know about whether or not lamination is the solution for you, but possibly
a place like Kinko's might be able to laminate something large.

Debbie Winchell

Geri Wagner wrote:

> Following the discussion about brittle newspaper articles, I have 2
> scrapbooks of newspaper articles and photographs from World War II
> era, particularly regarding Hitler's campaign in Poland, that my
> mother collected. Some of the pieces seem like things to preserve...a
> wanted Poster for Hitler that apparently was circulated in New York
> City at the time, the headlines when Pearl Harbor was attacked, FDR's
> death, etc. I would like to get some of these items laminated if
> people believe that this will stop the deterioration. But the
> laminating machines I've seen in stores (I thought of doing it
> myself) just aren't big enough to accommodate the size of these scrap
> book pages, or the newspaper pages themselves.
>
> Does anyone know where I might get the pages laminated?
>
> Is there any argument against laminating? An alternative preservation method?
>
> Does anyone know who else might want the other pages for displays,
> collections, etc.?
>
> Thanks,
> Geri Wagner
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