Diane,
I'm totally for preservation.
If there is absolutely no way to preserve a window card without
removing the back layer, so be it.
And if it's not possible to de-acidify the whole card, same goes there.
But does de-acidifying the front automatically remove all
discolouration/character, including the Cinema screening details?
(Screening details in my opinion one of the best features of a window
card.)
I thought that was where a light bleaching would come in.
The example of the window card I gave, I thought may well have gone
through Studio C, maybe not.
Hardly matters, client's property, their money, you can't be blamed
for what they want.
(Or even them I guess, if that's what was in fashion at the time.)
Cheers,
Richard
On 27 Sep 2009, at 01:13, Diane Jeffrey wrote:
John -
I really understand your question here and concern. Let me try to
elaborate a bit more.
Window cards are made of a layer of very thin paper that the poster
is printed on. This paper is adhered to the card stock, giving it
that thickness. The really old window cards are usually pretty
beaten up. As I said they have been trimmed, but also very dirty,
moldy, and with the paper being acidic, turning brown, faded, bug
infestation, etc, etc. The only way to properly treat all of the
above problems, is to remove the backing, and treat the poster
paper by washing, deacidifying, treating mold etc., just like a one
sheet is treated and then backed. You have to treat all of the
issues to properly preserve the paper, so that it will survive the
years to come. To my knowledge, this is the best way to do this. I
know of no way to accomplish this by treating the thick card, there
is no assurance that water, chemicals, etc will penetrate the thick
card, you would have to leave it in solutions way too long, and the
paper would start to disintegrate. Adhering a layer of acid free
paper and card stock, to me, does not seem to compromise the
integrity of the card, but I suppose that can be debated.
If Dario, or anyone else has anything to add, that would be great.
We are always looking for the best way to treat and preserve these
treasures.
Diane
Studio C
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