OUCH, don't laminate, encapsulate. They are like little baggies for maps and other precious items. dr > From: Geri Wagner <[log in to unmask]> > Reply-To: "A LISTSERV list for discussions pertaining to New York State > history." <[log in to unmask]> > Date: Mon, 2 Oct 2000 13:41:04 -0400 > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: Re: New York Press and "newsmen's race" > > 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 > -- > Geri Wagner > Technicrafts > 315.337.6463 > 1.888.430-6464 > http://Technicrafts.net > > * For International Travel Arrangements: http://www.interworldtravel.com > ** For TRAVEL BOOKS: http://books_a_go_go.vstorebooks.com > ***Protect Your Investment! Buy the Best Travel Insurance Around: go > to http://www.interworldtravel.com and click on the link! > ****New! Get Outfitted for Your Next Trip! http://well_traveled.vstorehome.com > > > "There is a theory which states that if ever anyone discovers > exactly what the Universe is for and why it is here, it will > instantly disappear and be replaced by something even more > bizarre and inexplicable. There is another theory which states > that this has already happened." > --Douglas Adams >