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Services (Click picture for close up view)
While there are many different forms of paper and no two items are ever the same, our experiences within the museum field have given us the training to treat all the items in your possession, not just one or two limited specialties.
This page expains some of the more specific treatments we offer that can add value to and improve your entire collection.
- CLEANING: A process that effectively removes any dirt or disfiguring material from the surface of an item,
including solid material or contaminating particles that can lead to severe staining.
- WASHING: Similar to cleaning. Using a variety of solutions (including solvents) this treatment
can have varied and far-reaching results. Washing can cause soluble materials
contained within the paper to be removed, thus affecting acidity, fiber strength,
paper flexibility and at the same time removing dirt and other stains from the object.
  
NOTE: some of the soluble material removed from this book after washing
- BLEACHING: The whitening of darkened pages using chemicals. Usually used as an attempt to improve aesthetics, however, some bleaches can actually strengthen brittle paper. Bleaching, as a process, is used only when necessary.
- CONSOLIDATION: A treatment that attempts to re-adhere loose or detached pieces to the original support
(i. a flake of color or a small area of skimming) using adhesives or tissues coated with adhesives.
- LINING:
This treatment supports your fragile documents by placing them onto a new support paper.
The support paper is then trimmed down so that only the smallest margin shows.
- REINFORCEMENT of torn areas and/or TEAR REPAIRS: Through general use, tears can develop in paper as the fibers simply break over time.
Reinforcement using special papers and adhesives allow for the tear to become
almost as good as new.
- INFILLING: This treatment replaces missing or damaged areas using a variety of matching papers and or
similar materials
- COLOR MATCHING:
When an item is repaired, it is often necessary to restore any missing color or artwork in order to
improve the aesthetic appearance of damaged or repaired areas.
- SPINE ROLL REMOVAL/PRESSING:
The use of pressure (usually in combination with other processes) to flatten and return to an original state,
an object that has been damaged.
For comic books and magazines, we have introduced a pressing
service. Previously, pressing was done as a part of a complete restoration treatment.
If you are interested in having your books improved through pressing, please click here for further
information: Comic
Pressing
- RESIZING/RECOATING:
The use of organic or manufactured substances to recreate paper texture, surface reflectivity and strength after aqueous treatments.
- TAPE REMOVAL:
The use of solvents to remove adhesive tape and/or residue adhesive.
- ENCAPSULATION IN MYLAR FOR EASE OF HANDLING AND PERMANENCY:
Mylar is a crystal clear plastic that will not degrade over time to harm your items.
Encapsulation involves sealing your items in a sleeve allowing you to handle them safely or store them permanently.
Framers can also frame your items without having to remove the Mylar sleeve
- LEAF CASTING or SPOT CASTING: Areas of loss
can be recreated by using carefully selected paper pulp and specialized equipment.
Severely damaged documents and collectibles can be returned to useable condition.
For a case study on leaf casting, click here:
Leaf Casting
- SOLVENT BATH: This is not a standard treatment, but an extra
service we offer some of our clients. Through the years, books stored in
higher than ideal temperatures can exhibit a pronounced yellowing in the cover.
This is due to a transfer of oil from the interior pages to the cover stock
(predominantly in Marvel's of the Silver Age). This oil can be removed, in
effect, brightening the cover by removing the yellow overtones resulting in
improved eye appeal and therefore, a higher grade.
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