Seems to me I read an article on leather book bindings once that said there were certain unknown factors that affected how long they would last, and that some from more than a century ago were outlasting more recent ones (nervous modern cattle, less nourishing feed, unknown factors in processing hides???). Having said that, wouldn't storing them in an environment that was sealed against atmospheric contaminants like sulphides and ozone be likely to help? RKS
>From: Robert Mayrand <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subject: [Cameramakers] How to keep old leather Bellows soft? >Date: Wed, 12 Dec 2001 19:34:55 -0500 > >I have access to a stock of old burke & james red bellows. So I bought a >few >for my camera project. I wanted to know how can I preserve them as soft as >they are, oil, armor-all............anything?????? > >Robert > >_______________________________________________ >Cameramakers mailing list >[EMAIL PROTECTED] >http://rmp.opusis.com/mailman/listinfo/cameramakers _________________________________________________________________ MSN Photos is the easiest way to share and print your photos: http://photos.msn.com/support/worldwide.aspx _______________________________________________ Cameramakers mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://rmp.opusis.com/mailman/listinfo/cameramakers
