Paper

Looking after your Family Archives – prevention is better than cure…

August 23, 2013 · 8 comments

in Conservation,Family History

by Louise O’Connor, Conservation For most of us, paper is an everyday, throw-away thing. We may hang on to concert tickets, or precious letters, some old photographs or important family certificates. But what if you had to keep those things for ever and ever? Maybe you’re the family historian or an avid comic collector – […]

Tagged as: Acid-free, Damp, Family History, Glue, Heritage Week, Lignin-free, Louise O'Connor, Melinex, Mould, Mylar, Paper, Preservation, Rust, Sellotape

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Time Capsule – The Innisfail sails again

December 6, 2012 · 1 comment

in Collections,Conservation

by Justin Furlong (Newspaper Librarian); Alexandra Nederlof (Student Conservation Intern from the University of Amsterdam) and Louise O’Connor (Conservator) In February 2012 we were contacted by Tim Lynch, Professor of Neurology at the Dublin Neurological Institute. Ten years ago, during renovations of the Institute’s building at No. 57 Eccles Street in Dublin, an issue of […]

Tagged as: 1895, 19th century, 57 Eccles Street, 58 Eccles Street, Alexandra Nederlof, Cellulose, Conservation, Dry Surface Cleaning, Dublin Neurological Institute, Eccles Street, Eraser Powder, Heat-set Tissue, Hydroscopic, Innisfail, Japanese Paper, Justin Furlong, Louise O'Connor, Methyl-cellulose, Mould, Paper, Paper Press, Smoke Sponge, Soft Brush, Soft Eraser, Starch, Tim Lynch

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